Texas Cities, Counties, Education , Special Districts and State Agencies Form Purchasing Association
The first Texas statewide multi-agency public purchasing organization.
Early this month, the Texas County Purchasing Association and the Texas Purchasing Management Association merged to form the Texas Public Purchasing Association. According to a notice on its Web site, this resulted in the first statewide Texas multi-agency public purchasing organization.
"A Foundation Committee was formed," says the site, "consisting of representatives from cities, counties, schools, special districts, state agencies and higher education."