SB 69
bill letting some border counties turn purchasing agents into hires
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to county purchasing agents in certain counties located on the international border.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Office abolished, job stays. The sitting agent can be hired back.
The bill lets the commissioners court in certain border counties abolish the office of an appointed county purchasing agent and instead hire a person to do that job. It reaches only a border county with fewer than 400,000 people that contains a city of 200,000 or more. On the ground, the county's purchasing agent can be turned from an appointed office into a county hire, and the sitting agent's term ends on the date the court sets, though that person can be hired back.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB69 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to county purchasing agents in certain counties located on the international border.
WHAT IT DOES
Office abolished, job stays. The sitting agent can be hired back.
The bill lets the commissioners court in certain border counties abolish the office of an appointed county purchasing agent and instead hire a person to do that job. It reaches only a border county with fewer than 400,000 people that contains a city of 200,000 or more. On the ground, the county's purchasing agent can be turned from an appointed office into a county hire, and the sitting agent's term ends on the date the court sets, though that person can be hired back.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
The bill lets a qualifying county replace an appointed purchasing agent office with an employed purchasing agent position, which changes how that government position is filled.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Killam Development Ltd.$72,700.00
Killam Development Ltd.
$72,700.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $62,700.00
- Total
- $72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101011018, 101057658.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Killam Development Ltd.
$72,700.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $62,700.00
- Total
- $72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101011018, 101057658.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
County Government--General
Purchasing--Local
BORDER
Text
The text as introduced · 242 words
90R313 MP-D By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 69 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to county purchasing agents in certain counties located on the international border. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 262, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 262.0117 to read as follows: Sec. 262.0117. ADDITIONAL COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES LOCATED ON INTERNATIONAL BORDER. (a) This section applies only to a county located on the international border that has a population of less than 400,000 and contains one or more municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the commissioners court of a county by order may: (1) abolish the office of a purchasing agent appointed under Section 262.011; and (2) employ a person to act as county purchasing agent under Section 262.0115. (c) The term of any purchasing agent whose office is abolished under Subsection (b)(1) expires on the date provided in the order. A purchasing agent whose term expires under this subsection is eligible to be employed as a county purchasing agent under Subsection (b)(2). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.