{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.0245","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 262.0245","heading":"COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS OR COMMISSIONERS COURT.","body":"A county purchasing agent or, in a county without a purchasing agent, the commissioners court shall adopt procedures that provide for competitive procurement, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, for the county purchase of an item that is not subject to competitive procurement or for which the county receives no responsive bid.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.02(c), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Renumbered from Sec. 262.0241 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 2, eff; June 15, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 (H.B. 987), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (H.B. 1694), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","CHAPTER 262. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.262.htm#262.0245","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"47fe3a3973b489b1ea6b1039e7372128692d6773274a71e300a77bb27f32866d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.0241","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}