{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-223.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 223.102","heading":"AWARD OF EMERGENCY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT.","body":"As an alternative to the procedure provided by Subchapter A, in a highway emergency the department may award a highway improvement contract in accordance with rules adopted by the commission, which may include:\n(1) contractor eligibility;\n(2) notification of prospective bidders;\n(3) bidding requirements;\n(4) procedures for awarding the contract;\n(5) bonding or other requirements to ensure satisfactory performance by the contractor and the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials used in performance;\n(6) contract form and content; and\n(7) provision for a waiver of or exception to a procedure or requirement adopted under this section.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 223. BIDS AND CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS","SUBCHAPTER C. EXPEDITED HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.223.htm#223.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"7450a979756f7a1942570bad09649e46b7481443c47a7ff0197cf8d9e478be94","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-223.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-223.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}