{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-91.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 91.051","heading":"AWARDING OF CONTRACTS.","body":"Except for a contract entered into under Section 91.052, 91.054, or 91.102, a contract made by the department for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility must be let by a competitive bidding procedure in which the contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with the department's criteria.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 1.03, eff. June 14, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 5. RAILROADS","SUBTITLE B. STATE RAIL FACILITIES","CHAPTER 91. RAIL FACILITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.91.htm#91.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"9fedf89aa608020de37528aaa06b95fd41dbab5e596d9a6c0f9dd45d8e0666ed","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-91.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-91.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}