{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-601.042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 601.042","heading":"CONTRACTS.","body":"An authority shall let a contract in the manner, to the extent practicable, provided by law for contracts of the municipality, except that if the estimated expense of a contract does not exceed $5,000, the contract may be entered into without public bidding.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nRenumbered from Local Government Code, Section 431.042 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(d)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 14. PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PARKING PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 601. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY RELATING TO PARKING","SUBCHAPTER B. MUNICIPAL PARKING AUTHORITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.601.htm#601.042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"6ebee86b181a917051554d976a8c4cb620461d419dd47af71907a22089d691a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-601.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-601.043"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}