Texas Local Government Code 161.107 – Disclosure of Certain Contracts
(a) The commission shall prominently display on the county’s Internet website the following regarding contracts for services executed by the county that would require a person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code:
(1) the execution dates;
(2) the contract duration terms, including any extension options;
(3) the effective dates;
(4) the final amount of money the county paid in the previous fiscal year;
(5) the identity of all parties to the contract;
(6) the identity of all subcontractors in the contract; and
(7) the legislative agenda of the county.
(b) In lieu of displaying the items described by Subsections (a)(1)-(6) regarding a contract for services that would require a person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, the commission may post on the county’s Internet website the contract executed by the county for those services.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 161.107
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Information required to be displayed on a county’s Internet website under this section is public information subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.