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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to purchasing and contracting authority of |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Amend Section 252.061 of the Local Government |
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Code to read as follows: |
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If the contract is made without compliance with this chapter, it is |
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void and the performance of the contract, including the payment of |
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any money under the contract, may be enjoined by any property tax |
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paying resident of the municipality, or a person or entity that |
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placed a bid on the public works project, regardless of whether the |
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bidder is a resident of the municipality. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided in Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |