{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-363.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 363.156","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 purchasing contracts that involve spending more than $25,000 unless the board complies with:\n(1) Subchapter C, Chapter 262, if the district was created by a county; or\n(2) Chapter 252, if the district was created by a municipality.\n(c) If the political subdivision that created the district has a purchasing agent authorized by law, that agent shall serve as purchasing agent for the district.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 363. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.363.htm#363.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"768018b8571c62113b1c4e6994f9c2708cd15b27d363b030ac3f6829beba2a41","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-363.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-363.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}