How Texas counties post bids (2026)
208 of Texas's 254 counties (82%) don't use an online bid platform. They post bids on their own website, in the local newspaper or in Commissioners Court agendas, where vendors who only watch bid portals can miss them.
- 254Counties
- 46 (18%)Use an online bid platform
- 208 (82%)No online bid platform
- 94 (37%)List a purchasing email online
Bid platforms used
Counties that use an online platform, by platform. Some counties use more than one.
| Platform | Counties | Share of Texas counties |
|---|---|---|
| Bonfire (Euna Procurement) | 13 | 5% |
| Beacon Bid | 10 | 4% |
| BidNet Direct | 9 | 4% |
| Ion Wave | 5 | 2% |
| OpenGov Procurement | 3 | 1% |
| Public Purchase | 2 | 1% |
| Vendor Registry | 1 | <1% |
Where Commissioners Court agendas are published
Board agendas often show a purchase (approval to advertise, a budget amendment, an expiring contract) weeks before the bid is posted.
| Agenda system | Counties | Share |
|---|---|---|
| County website (documents) | 142 | 56% |
| Not found online | 59 | 23% |
| CivicPlus Agenda Center | 23 | 9% |
| Other systems | 14 | 6% |
| Granicus | 8 | 3% |
| CivicClerk | 6 | 2% |
| iCompass / CivicWeb | 1 | <1% |
| PrimeGov | 1 | <1% |
Counties without an online bid platform
These counties post bids on their own website, in the newspaper or at board meetings. Each link shows where that county posts and who to contact.
- Anderson County
- Andrews County
- Angelina County
- Aransas County
- Archer County
- Armstrong County
- Atascosa County
- Austin County
- Bailey County
- Bandera County
- Bastrop County
- Baylor County
- Bee County
- Bell County
- Blanco County
- Borden County
- Bosque County
- Bowie County
- Brazos County
- Brewster County
- Briscoe County
- Brooks County
- Brown County
- Burleson County
- Calhoun County
- Callahan County
- Cameron County
- Camp County
- Carson County
- Cass County
- Castro County
- Chambers County
- Cherokee County
- Childress County
- Clay County
- Cochran County
- Coke County
- Coleman County
- Collingsworth County
- Colorado County
- Comanche County
- Concho County
- Cooke County
- Cottle County
- Crane County
- Crockett County
- Crosby County
- Culberson County
- Dallam County
- Dawson County
- Deaf Smith County
- Delta County
- DeWitt County
- Dickens County
- Dimmit County
- Donley County
- Duval County
- Eastland County
- Edwards County
- Erath County
- Falls County
- Fannin County
- Fayette County
- Fisher County
- Floyd County
- Foard County
- Franklin County
- Freestone County
- Frio County
- Gaines County
- Garza County
- Gillespie County
- Glasscock County
- Goliad County
- Gonzales County
- Gray County
- Grimes County
- Hale County
- Hall County
- Hamilton County
- Hansford County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Harrison County
- Hartley County
- Haskell County
- Hemphill County
- Henderson County
- Hockley County
- Hopkins County
- Houston County
- Howard County
- Hudspeth County
- Hunt County
- Hutchinson County
- Irion County
- Jack County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jeff Davis County
- Jefferson County
- Jim Hogg County
- Jim Wells County
- Jones County
- Karnes County
- Kenedy County
- Kent County
- Kerr County
- Kimble County
- King County
- Kinney County
- Kleberg County
- Knox County
- Lamar County
- Lampasas County
- La Salle County
- Lavaca County
- Lee County
- Leon County
- Liberty County
- Limestone County
- Lipscomb County
- Live Oak County
- Llano County
- Loving County
- Lynn County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Martin County
- Mason County
- Matagorda County
- Maverick County
- McCulloch County
- McLennan County
- Medina County
- Menard County
- Midland County
- Milam County
- Mills County
- Mitchell County
- Montague County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Morris County
- Motley County
- Nacogdoches County
- Navarro County
- Newton County
- Nolan County
- Ochiltree County
- Oldham County
- Orange County
- Palo Pinto County
- Panola County
- Parmer County
- Pecos County
- Presidio County
- Rains County
- Randall County
- Reagan County
- Real County
- Red River County
- Reeves County
- Roberts County
- Robertson County
- Runnels County
- Rusk County
- Sabine County
- San Augustine County
- San Jacinto County
- San Saba County
- Scurry County
- Shackelford County
- Shelby County
- Sherman County
- Somervell County
- Starr County
- Stephens County
- Sterling County
- Stonewall County
- Sutton County
- Swisher County
- Taylor County
- Terrell County
- Terry County
- Throckmorton County
- Titus County
- Trinity County
- Upshur County
- Upton County
- Uvalde County
- Val Verde County
- Van Zandt County
- Walker County
- Waller County
- Ward County
- Wharton County
- Wheeler County
- Wichita County
- Wilbarger County
- Willacy County
- Wilson County
- Winkler County
- Wise County
- Wood County
- Yoakum County
- Young County
- Zavala County
Questions
How many Texas counties use an online bid platform?
46 of 254 (18%), based on FactWise's county-by-county research.
What is the most common bid platform for Texas counties?
Bonfire (Euna Procurement), used by 13 counties.
Where do Texas counties without a bid platform post bids?
On the county website, in a local newspaper and in Commissioners Court meeting agendas.
Method and citation
We checked each county's official website, purchasing pages, bid platforms and board agenda systems. A county counts as using a platform when its own website points vendors to it. Counts are recalculated from our database every time this page loads; county pages link to the sources.
You're welcome to quote these figures. Please cite “FactWise, How Texas counties post bids (2026)” and link to https://www.faircounty.com/reports/texas-county-bidding-2026.