Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 563.056
Applicability of Other Law to Board and County

(a)

The board is subject to:

(1)

Subchapter C, Chapter 262 (Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Counties);

(2)

the open meetings law, Chapter 551 (Open Meetings), Government Code;

(3)

the public information law, Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code; and

(4)

Chapter 2256 (Public Funds Investment), Government Code.

(b)

The board is a governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101 (Tort Claims), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and all of its activities are essential governmental functions.

(c)

The board and the county when operating under this subchapter are subject to:

(1)

Chapter 271 (Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments);

(2)

Chapter 1371 (Obligations for Certain Public Improvements), Government Code; and

(3)

Subchapters C and D.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 413.056 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(3), eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 563.056 — Applicability of Other Law to Board and County, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­563.­htm#563.­056 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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