{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 344.156","heading":"PURCHASING.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.\n(b) To the extent competitive bidding procedures in Title 8 apply, the board may not enter into a purchasing contract for more than $15,000 unless the board complies with Chapter 252.\n(c) If the municipality that created the district has a purchasing agent authorized by law, that agent shall serve as purchasing agent for the district.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 344. FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.344.htm#344.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"4eb32200745695f5544b1817d1bd8e871a9f6fe12b193e6eafa1546e03e48745","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}