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Texarkana amends purchasing policy, raising preapproval threshold to $2,500

Texarkana Board of Directors · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The board adopted an ordinance amending Ordinance M-59 to update the city's purchasing policy to reflect state statute and new software; among the changes, preapproval authority was raised from $500 to $2,500 and language prohibiting splitting purchases was added.

The Texarkana Board of Directors adopted an ordinance amending Ordinance M-59 to update the city's purchasing policy after city finance staff described changes tied to new software and recent state statute updates.

Sheena, speaking for the finance department, told the board the most notable change raises the preapproval threshold for…

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