Tex. Local Government Code § 262.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 262.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 262.003. SMALL, SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Official statutory text
(a) Any law that requires a county to follow a competitive procurement procedure in making a purchase requiring the expenditure of $100,000 or less does not apply to the purchase of an item available for purchase from only one supplier.
(b) If a county makes a purchase covered by Subsection (a), the county auditor or other appropriate county officer or employee may not refuse payment for the purchase because a competitive bidding procedure was not followed.
(b) If a county makes a purchase covered by Subsection (a), the county auditor or other appropriate county officer or employee may not refuse payment for the purchase because a competitive bidding procedure was not followed.
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