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Liberty County approves competitive-bid exemption for jail repairs

3110882 · April 17, 2025
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Summary

At a special April session, the Liberty County Commissioners Court approved an order exempting certain purchases for repairs to the county jail from Chapter 262 competitive-bidding requirements, citing a remedial order from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

The Liberty County Commissioners Court voted in a special April meeting to exempt certain purchases related to repairs at the Liberty County Jail from competitive bidding requirements under Chapter 262 of the Texas Local Government Code.

County attorney’s office staff presented an order that would authorize exemptions to the county’s normal procurement process for purchases exceeding $50,000. Matthew Poston, representing the County Attorney’s…

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