KEY QUESTION: What are the statutory regulations regarding competitive bidding? MAIN REFERENCE POINT: Texas Local Government Code Chapter 262–The County Purchasing Act ADDITIONAL REFERENCE POINTS: Local Government Code Chapter 271, Subchapters B and D, which includes laws related to competitive bidding on public works contracts and … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Competitive Bidding
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V.G. Young Conference
Jim Allison opened his conference presentation with a focus on dedicated and diverted funds and charged county judges and commissioners with the following: Contact your legislators and ask them to release and reinstate: 9-1-1 emergency services funds; indigent defense system funds; and indigent health care funds. Quotes from the Conference: Opening Session: … [Read more...] about V.G. Young Conference
Road Report Examines Overweight Vehicles, Fees
The 82nd Texas Legislature required the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to conduct a study to evaluate increased pavement and bridge consumption by oversize and/or overweight (OS/OW) vehicles, including exempt OS/OW vehicles carrying loads such as agricultural products, solid waste or recycled materials, ready mix concrete and milk. The study, referred to as Rider … [Read more...] about Road Report Examines Overweight Vehicles, Fees
Emergency Services Agency Has Cash it Can’t Spend
The agency that oversees the state’s 911 system and poison control centers has both too much money and not nearly enough. What’s more, every Texan with a phone is paying to keep it that way. State budget writers have plans to allocate around $110 million to the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC). Agency officials say they need at least $38 million more to … [Read more...] about Emergency Services Agency Has Cash it Can’t Spend
83rd Session of the Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature will consider a wide variety of topics during this regular session. Public education and health care are expected to top the agenda, with a variety of other important topics, such as tax policy, corrections management, and the financing of transportation and water planning projects, expected to feature prominently in discussions. A total of 24 agencies … [Read more...] about 83rd Session of the Texas Legislature