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Texas Transportation Code - Section 257.002. Contracts Of Road District Or Precinct Operating Under Road Bond Law

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§ 257.002. CONTRACTS OF ROAD DISTRICT OR PRECINCT 
OPERATING UNDER ROAD BOND LAW.  (a) A county commissioner is the ex 
officio road superintendent with power to enter into a contract in 
an amount that is not more than $50 on behalf of:
		(1)  a road district located in the commissioner's 
precinct;                
		(2)  a justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, 
Government Code, and located in the commissioner's precinct;  or
		(3)  the commissioner's precinct if it is operating 
under Chapter 1471, Government Code.
	(b)  A contract made under Subsection (a) must be approved by 
the commissioners court.
	(c)  A contract in an amount that is more than $50 made on 
behalf of a road district or precinct described by Subsection (a) 
must be awarded by the commissioners court of the county in which 
the road district or precinct is located.
	(d)  The commissioners court may enter into a contract with 
an engineer, financial advisor, attorney, or other consultant as 
the court determines appropriate to act on behalf of the county or 
the road district or precinct.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 8.377, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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