A county purchasing agent or, in a county without a purchasing agent, the commissioners court shall adopt procedures that provide for competitive procurement, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, for the county purchase of an item that is not subject to competitive procurement or for which the county receives no responsive bid.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 262.0245
COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS OR COMMISSIONERS COURT
Known as the County Purchasing Act
The act spans §§ 262.021 to 262.037 (27 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.02(c), eff
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