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      By: Gates H.B. No. 4108       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the bidding process in a county commissioners court.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:   LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF   PROPERTY SUBTITLE B. COUNTY ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY   CHAPTER 262. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES   Local Government Code Title 8 Subtitle B Chapter 262 is amended by   adding:          Sec. 262.027  (I) In determining the lowest and best bid for   a contract, the county commissioners court may consider a local   bidder, whose principal place of business is in the county, who is   within ten percent (10%) of the lowest bid price received by the   County from a bidder whose principal place of business is not in the   county, and the County determines in writing that the local bidder   offers the county the best combination of contract price and   additional economic development opportunities for the County   created by the contract award, including the employment of   residents of the county and increased tax revenues to the county.