{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.037","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 262.037","heading":"QUALIFICATION.","body":"An officer authorized to make a purchase on behalf of a county or a county department or office may not make any purchase until providing to the county judge a signed acknowledgment that the officer has read and understands this chapter. This section does not apply in a county that has appointed a purchasing agent under Subchapter B.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (H.B. 1694), Sec. 17, 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#262.037","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"5ef4988df2c230c46013122a3a15b29e06149d7cc246f9e621a437bf44fe4191","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-263.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}