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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 1002 Angleton-Danbury Hospital District Of Brazoria County, TexasLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Special District Local Laws Code > Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 1002 Angleton-Danbury Hospital District Of Brazoria County, Texas In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas. (3) ... The Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. ... The district is a political subdivision of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ... (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 120, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, as that territory ... If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution ... The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. ... (a) The board consists of nine persons elected as provided by this section. (b) For the purpose of electing a board, the district is divided ... (a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is: (1) approved by the Commissioners Court of Brazoria County and the ... (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term. (b) ... The board shall elect a president and a secretary from among the directors to serve until the next directors election. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. ... A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by the director in the performance of official duties on the approval ... A concurrence of five directors is sufficient in any matter relating to the business of the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, ... The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff ... (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings necessary to establish and maintain office facilities for staff physicians to provide adequate ... The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to conduct, participate in, or otherwise assist in providing health care ... The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by: (1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or (2) participating in: (A) the Texas County ... The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. ... A political subdivision other than the district in Brazoria County may not impose taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to ... (a) The board has all powers necessary, convenient, or incidental to carry out the purposes for which the district was created. (b) The board has ... (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system within the district's boundaries to provide health care services to persons ... (a) The board may enter into an operating, management, or consulting contract to obtain management or consulting services for the district or for any portion ... Subject to the approval of the board, the district may provide primary care, emergency services, preventive medical services, and other health-related services outside the district ... (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, ... (a) The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes ... As a government agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ... With respect to the construction of public works, the district has all of the powers and duties conferred on a municipality under Subchapter H, Chapter ... (a) Territory may be added to the district on a petition for annexation signed by the owners of a majority in value of the land ... (a) The board shall pass an order fixing a time and place at which the petition shall be heard. (b) The secretary shall issue notice ... If, after hearing the petition, the board finds that the proposed annexation is to the advantage of the district and to the territory to be ... (a) Annexation of the territory does not become final until ratified by a majority vote at a separate election held within the boundaries of the ... If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the proposition for assumption of its proportion of the debts or taxes by the territory if annexed ... (a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose. (b) The ... (a) The board shall give notice of the election by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in ... The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria ... (a) If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved. (b) If a majority ... (a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, ... (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may not be dissolved unless the board provides for the sale or transfer of the ... (a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall: (1) determine the debt owed by the district; and (2) impose on ... (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by this subchapter, the board ... As soon as practicable after the creation election results favorably to the creation of the district, the board shall by resolution designate a bank within ... (a) The board may borrow money for district obligations. (b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: (1) revenue of the district that is ... (a) The board may issue and sell bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to: ... (a) The board shall impose an annual ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal ... (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held ... The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the name of the district. The board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Acts 2003, 78th ... Any part of the proceeds of general obligation bonds, until they are needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, may be invested ... (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or acquire buildings, sites, or improvements and equip buildings, sites, or improvements ... (a) The board shall impose on all property subject to district taxation, for the benefit of the district, a tax at a rate not to ... The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as ... Texas Lawyers
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