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Chapter 261 - County Right of Eminent Domain
Section 261.001. Right of Eminent Domain - Sec. 261.001. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A county may...
Section 261.002. Procedure - Sec. 261.002. PROCEDURE. The condemnation proceedings must be instituted in...
Section 261.003. Appeal - Sec. 261.003. APPEAL. (a) An appeal from a finding and...
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...
Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties
Subchapter A. General Provisions for Real Property
Section 263.001. Sale or Lease of Real Property - Sec. 263.001. SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The...
Section 263.002. Abandoned Seawall or Highway Property - Sec. 263.002. ABANDONED SEAWALL OR HIGHWAY PROPERTY. (a) If abandoned...
Section 263.003. School Lands - Sec. 263.003. SCHOOL LANDS. (a) The commissioners court of a...
Section 263.004. Restrictions, Conditions, and Limitations - Sec. 263.004. RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS. (a) In a conveyance...
Section 263.005. Use by Public Utility or Common Carrier - Sec. 263.005. USE BY PUBLIC UTILITY OR COMMON CARRIER. If,...
Section 263.006. Exchange of Real Property - Sec. 263.006. EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The commissioners court...
Section 263.007. Sale or Lease of Real Property Through Sealed-Bid Procedure - Sec. 263.007. SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY THROUGH SEALED-BID...
Section 263.008. Broker Agreements and Fees for the Sale of Real Property - Sec. 263.008. BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR THE SALE OF...
Subchapter B. Disposition of Certain Real or Personal Property
Section 263.051. Airport Land - Sec. 263.051. AIRPORT LAND. (a) The commissioners court of a...
Section 263.052. Certain Land, Housing, or Facilities Acquired From United States - Sec. 263.052. CERTAIN LAND, HOUSING, OR FACILITIES ACQUIRED FROM UNITED...
Section 263.053. Sale and Subsequent Lease or License of Property in Counties With Population of More Than 250,000 - Sec. 263.053. SALE AND SUBSEQUENT LEASE OR LICENSE OF PROPERTY...
Section 263.054. Relinquishment of Abandoned Land - Sec. 263.054. RELINQUISHMENT OF ABANDONED LAND. The commissioners court of...
Section 263.055. Conveyance of Property From County to Texas A&i University Foundation, Inc - Sec. 263.055. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FROM COUNTY TO TEXAS A&I...
Subchapter C. Lease or Sale of Real Property for Privately Owned Hotel
Section 263.101. Application of Subchapter to Populous Counties - Sec. 263.101. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO POPULOUS COUNTIES. This subchapter...
Section 263.102. Lease - Sec. 263.102. LEASE. (a) The commissioners court of the county...
Section 263.103. Creation of Encumbrance - Sec. 263.103. CREATION OF ENCUMBRANCE. (a) A lease or other...
Section 263.104. Lending Credit - Sec. 263.104. LENDING CREDIT. A county executing a lease under...
Section 263.105. Conditions of Lease - Sec. 263.105. CONDITIONS OF LEASE. (a) A lease under this...
Section 263.106. Sale - Sec. 263.106. SALE. (a) The commissioners court of a county...
Section 263.107. Expenditure of Tax Funds - Sec. 263.107. EXPENDITURE OF TAX FUNDS. In an agreement authorized...
Subchapter D. Disposition of Salvage or Surplus Property
Section 263.151. Definitions - Sec. 263.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Salvage property" means...
Section 263.152. Disposition - Sec. 263.152. DISPOSITION. (a) The commissioners court of a county...
Section 263.153. Notice - Sec. 263.153. NOTICE. (a) The commissioners court shall publish notice...
Section 263.154. Rejection of Offer - Sec. 263.154. REJECTION OF OFFER. The commissioners court or its...
Section 263.1545. Broker Agreements for the Sale of Certain Surplus Property by Certain Counties - Sec. 263.1545. BROKER AGREEMENTS FOR THE SALE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS...
Section 263.155. Record - Sec. 263.155. RECORD. (a) The commissioners court shall keep a...
Section 263.156. Proceeds - Sec. 263.156. PROCEEDS. Unless otherwise provided by law, the commissioners...
Section 263.157. Title - Sec. 263.157. TITLE. If a purchaser of surplus or salvage...
Section 263.158. Rules - Sec. 263.158. RULES. The commissioners court may adopt rules necessary...
Subchapter E. Conveyance of Real Property From County to United States
Section 263.201. Acquisition and Conveyance of Land for Water Projects - Sec. 263.201. ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR WATER PROJECTS....
Section 263.202. Conveyance for Public Building - Sec. 263.202. CONVEYANCE FOR PUBLIC BUILDING. (a) A county that...
Section 263.203. Conveyance for Civil Works Project - Sec. 263.203. CONVEYANCE FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECT. If a county...
Section 263.204. Conveyance for Military Installation or Facility - Sec. 263.204. CONVEYANCE FOR MILITARY INSTALLATION OR FACILITY. If a...
Section 263.205. Consideration - Sec. 263.205. CONSIDERATION. The commissioners court shall determine the consideration...
Section 263.206. Assent to Grant of Easement - Sec. 263.206. ASSENT TO GRANT OF EASEMENT. If the county...
Subchapter F. Advertising Space
Section 263.251. Sale or Lease of Advertising Space - Sec. 263.251. SALE OR LEASE OF ADVERTISING SPACE. (a) The...
Chapter 270 - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting the Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property by Counties
Section 270.001. Acquisition of Real Property by Conveyance - Sec. 270.001. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY CONVEYANCE. A deed,...
Section 270.002. Purchase and Sale of Property After Judgment - Sec. 270.002. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER JUDGMENT. If...
Section 270.003. Acquisition and Use of Public Platform Tonnage Scales - Sec. 270.003. ACQUISITION AND USE OF PUBLIC PLATFORM TONNAGE SCALES....
Section 270.004. Authority to Contract With Federal Government for Acquisition of Land or Housing - Sec. 270.004. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ACQUISITION...
Section 270.005. Contracts With Federal Government for Construction in Populous County - Sec. 270.005. CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN POPULOUS...
Section 270.006. Report About Use Of, or Accident Involving, Equipment in County With Population of 500,000 or More - Sec. 270.006. REPORT ABOUT USE OF, OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING, EQUIPMENT...
Section 270.007. Sale of Computer Software - Sec. 270.007. SALE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE. (a) A county may...
Section 270.008. Disposal of Super Collider Property - Sec. 270.008. DISPOSAL OF SUPER COLLIDER PROPERTY. (a) If the...
Section 270.009. Intellectual Property of County - Sec. 270.009. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF COUNTY. A county may acquire,...