Section 771.003 - Authority to Contract; Exceptions(a) An agency may agree or contract with another agency for the provision of necessary and authorized services and resources.(b) An agency may not construct a highway, road, building, or other structure for another agency under this chapter, except that the Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an interagency agreement with a state college, university, or public junior college for the maintenance, improvement, relocation, or extension of existing on-campus streets, parking lots, and access-ways.(c) An agency may not provide services or resources to another agency that are required by Article XVI, Section 21, of the Texas Constitution to be provided under a contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.Tex. Gov't. Code § 771.003
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 564, Sec. 2, eff. 6/17/2005.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.11(b), eff. 8/30/1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(40), eff. 9/1/1995.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.