Tex. Gov't Code Section 497.024
Agencies and Political Subdivisions: Duties to Purchase

(a)

If the office produces an article or product under this subchapter, an agency of the state or a political subdivision may purchase the article or product only from the office.

(b)

If the comptroller determines that an article or product produced by the office under this subchapter does not meet the requirements of an agency of the state or a political subdivision, or that the office has determined that the office is unable to fill a requisition for an article or product, the agency or subdivision may purchase the article or product from another source.

(c)

An agency of the state or a political subdivision may not evade the intent of this subchapter by requesting an article or product that varies slightly from standards for articles or products established under Section 497.027 (Specifications), if the office produces a similar article or product that is in compliance with established standards and is reasonably suited to the actual needs of the agency or subdivision.

(d)

This section applies to the department in the same manner as it applies to other agencies of the state.

(e)

The office at least once each year shall determine whether there are articles or products needed by the department that are not produced by but could be produced by the office at a reduced cost or savings to the department.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1056, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.54, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 497.024 — Agencies and Political Subdivisions: Duties to Purchase, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­497.­htm#497.­024 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

497.001
Texas Correctional Industries 497.002
Purpose 497.003
Advisory Committee 497.004
Labor, Pay 497.005
Industrial Receipts 497.006
Contracts with Private Business 497.007
Grants 497.008
Lease of Land 497.010
Offense: Sale or Offer of Sale of Prison-produced Articles or Products 497.011
Certain Contracts Prohibited 497.012
Repair and Resale of Surplus Data Processing Equipment 497.021
Authority 497.022
Contracts 497.023
Priorities 497.024
Agencies and Political Subdivisions: Duties to Purchase 497.025
Purchasing Procedure 497.026
Prices 497.027
Specifications 497.028
Catalogs 497.029
New Articles and Products 497.031
Sale of State Flags to State Agency 497.051
Purpose 497.056
Private Sector Prison Industries Account 497.057
Rules 497.058
Piecp Wage 497.059
Limiting Impact of Certification on Non-prison Industry 497.060
Workers’ Compensation 497.061
Recidivism Studies 497.062
Limitation on Number of Participants and Cost Accounting Centers 497.063
Contract Requirements 497.064
Availability of Certain Information on Internet 497.081
Appointment 497.082
Use of Regular Inmates as Trusties Prohibited 497.083
Restrictions on Trusties 497.084
Honor Farms 497.085
Failure to Enforce 497.091
Contracts for Inmate Labor 497.092
Highway Improvement 497.093
Inmate Labor at Sam Houston State University 497.094
Job Training Programs 497.095
Inmate’s Work Record 497.096
Liability Protections 497.097
Use of State Jail Felons 497.099
Participation in Work Program Required 497.111
Advisory Committee on Agriculture 497.112
Agricultural Efficiency and Economy 497.113
Surplus Agricultural Property and Products 497.0211
Exception: Institutions of Higher Education 497.0527
Complaints 497.0581
Participant Contributions 497.0595
Limitation on Contracts 497.0596
Notice Concerning Certain Contracts
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 497.024’s source at texas​.gov