Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property
Chapter 262 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Counties

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 262.001. Appointment of Agent to Make Contracts - Sec. 262.001. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT TO MAKE CONTRACTS. (a) The...

Section 262.002. Authority to Purchase Road Equipment and Tires Through Comptroller - Sec. 262.002. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE ROAD EQUIPMENT AND TIRES THROUGH...

Section 262.003. Small, Sole-Source Purchase Exempt From Competitive Bidding - Sec. 262.003. SMALL, SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a)...

Section 262.004. Contract and Other Instruments Vest Rights in County; Suit on Contract or Other Instrument - Sec. 262.004. CONTRACT AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS VEST RIGHTS IN COUNTY;...

Section 262.005. Application of Other Law - Sec. 262.005. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. The purchasing requirements of...

Section 262.006. Least Cost Review Program - Sec. 262.006. LEAST COST REVIEW PROGRAM. The commissioners court of...

Section 262.007. Suit Against County Arising Under Certain Contracts - Sec. 262.007. SUIT AGAINST COUNTY ARISING UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Purchasing Agents

Section 262.011. Purchasing Agents - Sec. 262.011. PURCHASING AGENTS. (a) A board composed as provided...

Section 262.0115. Purchasing Agents in Counties With Population of More Than 100,000 - Sec. 262.0115. PURCHASING AGENTS IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE...

Section 262.012. County Auditors as Purchasing Agents in Certain Counties - Sec. 262.012. COUNTY AUDITORS AS PURCHASING AGENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES....

Subchapter C. Competitive Bidding in General

Section 262.021. Short Title - Sec. 262.021. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 262.022. Definitions - Sec. 262.022. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bond funds" means...

Section 262.0225. Additional Competitive Procedures - Sec. 262.0225. ADDITIONAL COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. (a) In the procedure for...

Section 262.023. Competitive Requirements for Certain Purchases - Sec. 262.023. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES. (a) Before a...

Section 262.0235. Procedures Adopted by County Purchasing Agents for Electronic Bids or Proposals - Sec. 262.0235. PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS FOR ELECTRONIC...

Section 262.024. Discretionary Exemptions - Sec. 262.024. DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTIONS. (a) A contract for the purchase...

Section 262.0241. Mandatory Exemptions: Certain Recreational Services - Sec. 262.0241. MANDATORY EXEMPTIONS: CERTAIN RECREATIONAL SERVICES. (a) This section...

Section 262.0245. Competitive Procurement Procedures Adopted by County Purchasing Agents or Commissioners Court - Sec. 262.0245. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS...

Section 262.025. Competitive Bidding Notice - Sec. 262.025. COMPETITIVE BIDDING NOTICE. (a) A notice of a...

Section 262.0255. Additional Notice and Bond Provisions Relating to Purchase of Certain Equipment - Sec. 262.0255. ADDITIONAL NOTICE AND BOND PROVISIONS RELATING TO PURCHASE...

Section 262.0256. Pre-Bid Conference for Certain Counties or a District Governed by Those Counties - Sec. 262.0256. PRE-BID CONFERENCE FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES OR A DISTRICT...

Section 262.026. Opening of Bids - Sec. 262.026. OPENING OF BIDS. (a) The county official who...

Section 262.027. Awarding of Contract - Sec. 262.027. AWARDING OF CONTRACT. (a) The officer in charge...

Section 262.0271. Consideration of Health Insurance Provided by Bidder - Sec. 262.0271. CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED BY BIDDER. (a)...

Section 262.0275. Safety Record of Bidder Considered - Sec. 262.0275. SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED. In determining who...

Section 262.0276. Contract With Person Indebted to County - Sec. 262.0276. CONTRACT WITH PERSON INDEBTED TO COUNTY. (a) By...

Section 262.028. Lump-Sum or Unit Price Method - Sec. 262.028. LUMP-SUM OR UNIT PRICE METHOD. A purchase may...

Section 262.029. Time Warrant Election - Sec. 262.029. TIME WARRANT ELECTION. If before the date tentatively...

Section 262.0295. Alternative Multistep Competitive Proposal Procedure - Sec. 262.0295. ALTERNATIVE MULTISTEP COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL PROCEDURE. (a) (1) If...

Section 262.030. Alternative Competitive Proposal Procedure for Certain Goods and Services - Sec. 262.030. ALTERNATIVE COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN GOODS AND...

Section 262.0305. Modification After Award - Sec. 262.0305. MODIFICATION AFTER AWARD. (a) After award of a...

Section 262.031. Changes in Plans and Specifications - Sec. 262.031. CHANGES IN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. (a) If it...

Section 262.032. Bid or Performance Bond; Payment Under Contract - Sec. 262.032. BID OR PERFORMANCE BOND; PAYMENT UNDER CONTRACT. (a)...

Section 262.033. Injunction - Sec. 262.033. INJUNCTION. Any property tax paying citizen of the...

Section 262.034. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 262.034. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A county officer or employee...

Section 262.036. Selection and Retention of Insurance Broker - Sec. 262.036. SELECTION AND RETENTION OF INSURANCE BROKER. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 262.037. Qualification - Sec. 262.037. QUALIFICATION. An officer authorized to make a purchase...