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A local landscaping company is taking Harris County to court with the help of a major legal foundation. This case could force the county to overhaul how it hands out contracts and follows its own red tape.
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Taxpayers could be on the hook for hefty legal fees and potential settlements if the county's current procurement rules are found to be unlawful.
Small business owners and contractors who have felt locked out by the county's current bidding process stand to gain if the rules are loosened.
The county government might lose some control over its preferred vendor lists and internal administrative processes.
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Landscape Consultants of Texas, Inc. v. Harris County, Texas, et al. Pacific Legal Foundation