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Liberty County approves bid waivers to carry out jail repairs ordered by state

3805163 · April 17, 2025
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Summary

At a special April meeting, the Liberty County Commissioners Court voted to exempt certain purchases for repairs to the county jail from Chapter 262 competitive-bidding rules so work required by a Texas Commission on Jail Standards remedial order can proceed.

The Liberty County Commissioners Court on April at a special meeting approved an order exempting certain purchases for repairs to the county jail from the competitive-bidding requirements of Chapter 262 of the Texas Local Government Code so the county can comply with a remedial order from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

County attorneys presented the order and said state law normally requires competitive…

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