Sec. 283.121. TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION. (a) If the district has issued or assumed bonds payable from taxes, the commissioners court shall impose a tax for the benefit of the district on all property subject to district taxation.
(b) The commissioners court may impose a tax for:
(1) the entire year in which the district is created;
(2) maintenance and operation of the district; and
(3) improvements and additions to the hospital system.
(c) The total tax rate of the district may not exceed:
(1) the rate authorized by the voters of the district; or
(2) the constitutional tax rate limit.
(d) The tax revenue may be used:
(1) to create an interest and sinking fund for bonds that may be assumed or issued by the district for hospital purposes in accordance with this chapter;
(2) to provide for the operation and maintenance of the hospital or hospital system; and
(3) to make improvements and additions to the hospital system, including the acquisition of necessary sites.
(e) The county tax assessor-collector shall collect the tax.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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