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• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1.001 - Purpose Of Code
  (a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1.002 - Construction Of Code
  Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1.003 - Reference In Law To Statute Revised By Code
  A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of the district. (2) "District" means the City of Amarillo Hospital District. (3) "Governing ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.002 - Nature Of District
  (a) The district is: (1) a public entity performing an essential public function; and (2) a body politic and corporate. (b) The functions of the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.003 - Duty To Name District
  The governing body shall specify the name of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the City of Amarillo unless the district territory is expanded under: (1) Subchapter D; ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.051 - Board; Term
  (a) The board consists of not fewer than five and not more than seven managers appointed by the governing body. (b) Managers serve two-year terms ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.052 - Manager Removal
  By majority vote, the governing body may remove a manager with or without cause. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.053 - Officers
  (a) The board shall select from among the managers a presiding officer. (b) The presiding officer shall preside over the board. A presiding officer pro ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.054 - Compensation
  A manager serves without pay. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.055 - Records Of Proceedings
  (a) The secretary shall keep suitable records of all proceedings of each board meeting. (b) After each meeting: (1) the presiding officer or the presiding ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.056 - District Administrator
  (a) The board shall: (1) appoint a person qualified by training and experience as district administrator; and (2) determine the administrator's compensation. (b) The board ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.057 - General Duties Of District Administrator
  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) perform the duties required by the board; (2) supervise the work and ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.058 - Assistant Administrator
  (a) The board may designate an assistant administrator to discharge a duty or function of the district administrator in the event of the administrator's incapacity, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.059 - Legal Counsel
  (a) The attorneys who represent the City of Amarillo in civil matters may represent the board in all legal matters. (b) The district shall contribute ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.060 - Employees
  (a) The board may employ doctors, nurses, technicians, and other employees considered advisable for the efficient operation of the hospital or hospital system. (b) The ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.061 - Physician Qualification
  The board may use district money to ensure the initial and continued qualification of physicians and other personnel. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.062 - Health Care Educational Programs
  (a) The board may spend district money, enter into an agreement, or take other necessary action to conduct, participate in, or assist in providing health ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.063 - Retirement Program
  The board may establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees or contract with this state or the federal government ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.064 - Liability Insurance
  The board may purchase insurance to protect the managers from any liability that results from service on the board. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.065 - Seal
  The board may use a seal engraved with the district's name to authenticate the acts of the board. The secretary of the board shall keep ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.102 - Restriction On Municipal Or County Taxation
  The City of Amarillo or a county may not impose a tax for hospital purposes on property within the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
  (a) The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital or hospital system. (b) The Potter County Commissioners Court may participate in the operation of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.104 - Hospital System
  (a) The district may own and operate a hospital or hospital system for indigent and needy persons. (b) The district may provide for the establishment ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.105 - Rules
  The board may adopt rules for the operation of the hospital or hospital system. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  (a) The governing body may prescribe: (1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) all accounting ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.107 - Eligibility Standards; Pricing
  (a) Not later than the first day of each fiscal year, the board shall adopt requirements for the district to use in determining whether a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.108 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
  (a) The district may purchase or lease land inside or outside the district as required for district purposes. (b) Subject to Subsection (c), the district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.109 - Eminent Domain
  (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, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.110 - Gifts And Endowments
  (a) The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust or otherwise and administered by the board for ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.111 - Contracts For Services To Certain Persons
  Subject to the approval of the governing body, the board may contract with: (1) a county or municipality for the care and treatment of a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.112 - Joint Administration Or Delivery Of Health Care Services
  To provide joint administration or delivery of health care services, the district may affiliate with or enter into an arrangement with: (1) a managed care ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.113 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When a patient from Potter County or the district has been admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.114 - Reimbursement For Services To Nonresidents
  (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the boundaries of the district to reimburse the district for the district's ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.115 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  The district, through the board, may sue and be sued in the name of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.151 - Petition To Expand District Territory
  (a) Registered voters of a defined territory not included in the district may file a petition with the board requesting inclusion of the territory in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.152 - Notice Of Hearing
  (a) The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on a petition to include a defined territory in the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.153 - Order Of Annexation
  (a) If, after a hearing under Section 1001.152, the board and the governing body determine that annexation of a defined territory into the district would ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.154 - Ratification Election
  (a) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at: (1) an election held in the district; and (2) a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.155 - Notice Of Ratification Election
  (a) The governing body shall give notice of an election under Section 1001.154 by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.156 - Assumption Of Debt And Taxes
  If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in an election to approve annexation under Section 1001.154 must determine whether the annexed territory ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.157 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under Section 1001.154 shall be printed to permit voting for or against the following, as applicable: (1) "Adding (description of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.201 - Election On Expansion Of Service
  (a) On presentation of a petition for an authorization election signed by at least five percent of the qualified voters of Randall County who do ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.202 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The assumption by the City of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.203 - Election Results
  If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor the expansion proposition: (1) the district, by resolution, shall assume: (A) the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.204 - Taxes
  A tax imposed by the Randall County Commissioners Court under this subchapter may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all property in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.205 - Participation In Operation Of District
  The Randall County Commissioners Court and the governing body, acting for the board, may agree on terms under which the commissioners court may participate in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.206 - Cumulative Effect
  This subchapter and Subchapter F are cumulative of any other law establishing the manner in which Randall County, or any portion of Randall County, may ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.251 - Election On Discontinuation Of Service
  (a) On presentation of a petition for a discontinuation election signed by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the area receiving services ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.252 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Discontinuation by the City of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.253 - Election Results
  If a majority of the votes in an election favor the proposition to discontinue service under this subchapter, the district is relieved of the duty ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.254 - Taxes
  The district is entitled to receive taxes from the area in which services are discontinued under this subchapter in an amount sufficient to pay expenses ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.301 - Budget
  (a) The district administrator, under the direction of the board, shall prepare an annual budget. (b) The governing body and the board shall: (1) provide ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.302 - Financial Report
  (a) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare a report that includes: (1) a complete sworn ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.303 - Depository
  (a) The board shall select one or more depositories for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.351 - General Obligation Bonds
  The governing body may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.352 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) The governing body shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.353 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.354 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
  (a) The mayor of the City of Amarillo shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The city secretary shall countersign the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.355 - Investment Of General Obligation Bond Proceeds
  Proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds may be invested in direct obligations of the United States government. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.356 - Revenue Bonds
  (a) The governing body may issue and sell revenue bonds for and in the name of the district to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.357 - Payment Of Revenue Bonds; Security
  (a) The governing body may: (1) issue revenue bonds payable from and secured by liens on and pledges of all or any part of the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.358 - Use Of Revenue Bond Proceeds
  (a) If permitted in the bond ordinance, any required part of the proceeds from the sale of the revenue bonds may be used to: (1) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.359 - Charge For Occupancy Or Use Of Hospital Facility
  The governing body and the board shall establish and collect charges for the occupancy or use of a hospital facility and for related services in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.360 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding general obligation bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) Refunding bonds ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.361 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
  The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) a transaction ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.401 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) The governing body shall impose on all taxable property in the district, for the benefit of the district, a tax at a rate not ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.402 - Duty To Impose Tax
  (a) The ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds may pledge the proceeds of an annual ad valorem tax for the payment of the district's ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.403 - Potter County Tax
  (a) The Potter County Commissioners Court may impose an ad valorem tax on all property inside the county and outside the boundaries of the City ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.404 - Tax Assessor-Collector
  (a) The tax assessor and collector for the City of Amarillo shall collect taxes imposed on all property subject to district taxation in the same ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1001.405 - Interest, Penalties, And Discounts
  Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes paid to the district shall be the same as those on taxes paid to the city. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.001 - Definitions
  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) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.002 - Authority For Creation
  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. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.003 - Political Subdivision
  The district is a political subdivision of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.004 - District Territory
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.005 - Correction Of Invalid Procedures
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.006 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  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. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.051 - Board Of Directors; Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.052 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Of Office
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.053 - Board Vacancy
  (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) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.054 - Officers
  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. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.055 - Compensation; Reimbursement
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.056 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of five directors is sufficient in any matter relating to the business of the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.057 - Recruitment Of Staff And Employees
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.058 - Staff Physician Office Facilities
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.059 - Health Education Programs For Staff And Employees
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.060 - Retirement Of Benefits
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.101 - District Responsibility
  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. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.102 - Limitation On Certain Political Subdivisions
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.103 - Powers Of Board
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.104 - Hospital System
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.105 - Operating, Management, Or Consulting Contracts
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.106 - Provision Of Services Outside District
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.107 - Eminent Domain
  (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, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.108 - Gifts And Endowments
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.109 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  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., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.110 - Public Works Contracts
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.151 - Petition To Expand District Territory
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.152 - Notice Of Hearing
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.153 - Order Of Annexation
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.154 - Ratification Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.155 - Assumption Of Debts And Taxes
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.201 - Dissolution; Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.202 - Notice Of Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.203 - Ballot
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.204 - Election Results
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.205 - Transfer Or Administration Of Assets
  (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, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.206 - Sale Or Transfer Of Assets And Liabilities
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.207 - Imposition Of Tax And Return Of Surplus Taxes
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.208 - Report; Dissolution Order
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.251 - Depository
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.252 - Authority To Borrow Money; Security
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.301 - General Obligation Bonds
  (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: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.302 - Taxes To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.303 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.304 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.305 - Investment Of General Obligation Bond Proceeds
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.306 - Revenue Bonds
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.351 - Imposition Of Taxes
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1002.352 - Tax Assessor-Collector
  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 Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Booker Hospital District operates under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.003 - Political Subdivision
  The district is a political subdivision of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.004 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 411, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.005 - Correction Of Invalid Procedure
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.051 - Board
  The district is governed by a board of seven directors. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.052 - Term; Election
  (a) Unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code: (1) directors serve staggered terms of two years; (2) three directors ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.053 - Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term. Acts 2003, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.054 - Officers
  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. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.055 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on the approval of the expenses ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.056 - Employees
  The board may employ a general manager, attorney, financial advisor, bookkeeper, or architect. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.057 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  All district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be: (1) maintained ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.058 - Seal
  The board may adopt a seal for the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for the operation of all hospital facilities for providing hospital care for the district's needy residents. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.102 - Limitation On Certain Political Subdivisions
  A political subdivision within the district may not impose taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.103 - Management And Control
  The board has the complete management and control of all the business of the district, including the power to negotiate and contract with any person ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.104 - Hospital System
  The district may establish a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to persons residing in the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.105 - Rules
  (a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) On approval by the board, the rules may be ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  (a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of the making of purchases and expenditures by the district. (b) The board shall prescribe: (1) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.107 - Eminent Domain
  (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, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.108 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.109 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When a patient from the county has been admitted to a district facility, the board shall require an inquiry into the circumstances of: (1) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.110 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.151 - Budget
  (a) Each year, the board shall prepare a budget showing for the following fiscal year: (1) the proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) the estimated receipts ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.152 - Fiscal Year
  The district's fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.153 - Annual Audit
  (a) For each fiscal year, the board shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 31 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.154 - Depository
  (a) The board by resolution shall designate one or more banks in the district as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.201 - General Obligation Bonds
  The board may issue and sell bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.202 - Taxes To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.204 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.205 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) Subject to Subsection (c), ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.251 - Imposition Of Taxes
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.252 - Powers And Duties Of County Tax Assessor; Fees
  (a) The county tax assessor and collector shall collect the tax imposed under this subchapter unless the board by majority vote appoints a tax assessor ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1003.253 - Interest, Penalties, And Discounts
  Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes paid to the district shall be the same as for county taxes. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Ballinger Memorial Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district is a public entity performing an essential public function. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.004 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1.03, Chapter 137, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, as that territory may ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  The state may not be obligated for the support or maintenance of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
  The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.051 - Board
  The district is governed by a board of seven directors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.052 - Terms; Election
  (a) Directors are elected from the district at large. (b) Unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code: (1) directors ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.053 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) To be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.054 - Director's Bond
  (a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the district and conditioned on ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.055 - Board Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term. Added by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.056 - Officers
  (a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among the directors. (b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.057 - Compensation; Reimbursement
  A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.058 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.059 - District Administrator; Administrator's Bond
  (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board. (c) The district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.060 - General Duties Of District Administrator
  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.061 - Assistant District Administrator; Attorney
  (a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district. (b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.062 - Employees
  (a) The district may employ nurses, technicians, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees. (b) The board may delegate to the district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.063 - Recruitment Of Medical Staff And Employees
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.064 - Appointment And Removal Of Medical Staff
  The board may: (1) appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district; (2) remove any ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.065 - Retirement Benefits
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.102 - Management, Control, And Administration
  The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the money and resources of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.103 - Rules
  The board may adopt rules governing: (1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and (2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.104 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  The board may prescribe: (1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) accounting and control procedures for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.105 - Provision Of Certain Health Services
  (a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service. (b) The district may operate or provide for home ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.106 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
  (a) The board shall determine: (1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and (2) the type of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.107 - Operating And Management Contracts
  The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital facilities for the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.108 - Service Contracts
  (a) The board may contract with a public or private hospital, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or federal agency for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.109 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.110 - Cost Of Relocating Or Altering Property
  In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.111 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.112 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.113 - Reimbursement For Services
  (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside of the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.114 - Nonprofit Corporation
  (a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.115 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.116 - Construction Contracts; Advertising For Certain Construction Contracts
  (a) The board may enter into a construction contract on the district's behalf. (b) The board may enter into a construction contract only after competitive ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.151 - Dissolution; Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.152 - Notice Of Election
  (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.153 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Ballinger Memorial ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.154 - Election Results
  (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall order that the district be dissolved. (b) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.155 - Transfer Or Administration Of Assets
  (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.156 - Imposition Of Tax And Return Of Surplus Taxes
  (a) After the board determines that the district is dissolved, the board shall: (1) determine the debt owed by the district; and (2) impose on ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.157 - Report; Dissolution Order
  (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.201 - Budget
  (a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.202 - Notice; Hearing; Adoption Of Budget
  (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.203 - Amendment Of Budget
  After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.204 - Fiscal Year
  (a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.205 - Annual Audit
  The board shall have an annual audit made of the financial condition of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.206 - Inspection Of Annual Audit And District Records
  The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.207 - Financial Report
  As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.208 - Short-Term Financing
  The district may borrow money through short-term financing. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.209 - Debt Limitation
  Except as provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code, and Sections 1004.116, 1004.251, and 1004.254, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.210 - Depository
  (a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money. (b) The board may solicit bids from local ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.211 - Restriction On Investment
  The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.251 - General Obligation Bonds
  If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.252 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1004.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.253 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.254 - Revenue Bonds
  (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; (2) acquire sites ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.255 - Maturity
  District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.256 - Execution Of Bonds
  (a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.257 - Bonds Not Subject To Taxation
  The following are not subject to taxation by the state or by a political subdivision of the state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.301 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to hospital district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.302 - Tax Rate
  (a) The board may impose an annual tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.303 - Election To Increase Maximum Tax Rate
  (a) The board may order an election to increase the maximum tax rate of the district to an amount not to exceed 75 cents on ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.304 - Notice Of Election
  (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.305 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The increase by the Ballinger Memorial ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1004.306 - Tax Assessor-Collector
  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 Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Baylor County Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district is a public entity performing an essential public function. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Baylor County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on September 1, 1989. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  The state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
  The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.051 - Board
  The district is governed by a board of seven directors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.052 - Election; Term
  (a) Directors are elected from the district at large. (b) Unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code: (1) directors ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.053 - Notice Of Election
  At least 35 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.054 - Application
  (a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the secretary of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.055 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) To be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.056 - Board Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the Commissioners Court of Baylor County shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.057 - Officers
  (a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members. (b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.058 - Compensation
  A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.059 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.060 - District Administrator
  (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board. (c) The district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.061 - General Duties Of District Administrator
  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.062 - Appointment And Recruitment Of Staff
  (a) The board may appoint to the staff any physicians the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.063 - Employees
  (a) The district may employ physicians, technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, attorneys, and other necessary employees. (b) The board may delegate to the district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.064 - Health Education
  The board may spend district money to provide scholarships and student loans to educate county residents in health-related fields. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.065 - Retirement Benefits
  The board may provide retirement benefits for employees of the district and hospital system by: (1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or (2) participating ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents, in accordance with district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.102 - Restriction On County And Municipal Taxation And Debt
  Baylor County and the City of Seymour may not impose a tax or issue a bond or other obligation for hospital purposes or to provide ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
  The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the money and resources of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.104 - District Rules
  The board may adopt rules governing: (1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and (2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.105 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  The board may prescribe: (1) the method of the making of purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) accounting and control procedures ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.106 - Mobile Emergency Medical Service
  The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.107 - Alternative Delivery Systems Of Care
  The board may create alternative delivery systems of care, including: (1) nursing homes; (2) home health care agencies; (3) extended care facilities; (4) retirement villages; ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.108 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
  (a) The board shall determine: (1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and (2) the type of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.109 - Construction Contracts
  (a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district. (b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves spending more than ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.110 - Operating And Management Contracts
  The board on behalf of the district may enter into operating or management contracts relating to the hospital system. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.111 - Service Contracts
  The board may contract with a political subdivision of the state or with a state or federal agency for the district to: (1) provide a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.112 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.113 - Cost Of Relocating Or Altering Property
  In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.114 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for the purpose and under a written direction, limitation, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.115 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When an individual who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.116 - Reimbursement For Services
  (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the boundaries of the district to reimburse the district for the district's ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.117 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.151 - Budget
  (a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.152 - Notice; Hearing; Adoption Of Budget
  (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.153 - Amendment Of Budget
  After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.154 - Restriction On Expenditures
  Money may be spent only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.155 - Fiscal Year
  (a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.156 - Annual Audit
  The board annually shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.157 - Inspection Of Annual Audit And District Records
  The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district. Added by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.158 - Financial Report
  As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.159 - Depository
  (a) The board shall select one or more banks to serve as depository for district money. (b) District money, other than money invested as provided ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.160 - Authority To Borrow Money; Security
  (a) The board may borrow money if the board declares that there is an emergency because money is not available to meet authorized obligations of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.161 - Restriction On Investment
  The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.201 - General Obligation Bonds
  The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1005.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of voters voting at an election held for ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.204 - Revenue Bonds
  (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital system purposes; (2) acquire ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.205 - Maturity
  District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.206 - Execution Of Bonds
  (a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.207 - Bonds Not Subject To Taxation
  The following are not subject to taxation by the state or by a political subdivision of the state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.208 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b) Refunding bonds may be: (1) sold, with ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.251 - Imposition Of Tax
  (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to hospital district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.252 - Tax Rate
  (a) The board may impose an annual tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1005.253 - Tax Assessor-Collector
  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 Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.002 - Authority For Creation
  The Caprock Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.004 - District Territory
  (a) The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precincts 1, 3, and 4 of Floyd County as those boundaries ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
  The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.051 - Board Election; Term
  (a) The board consists of five directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve two-year staggered terms unless four-year terms are established under ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.052 - Notice Of Election
  At least 10 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.053 - Ballot Petition
  A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board's secretary a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.054 - Qualifications For Office
  To be eligible to be elected or appointed as a director, a person must: (1) be a resident of the district; and (2) own land ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.055 - Director's Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation
  (a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on the faithful ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.056 - Board Vacancy
  (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. (b) If the number ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.057 - Officers
  The board shall elect from among its members a president and a secretary. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.058 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.059 - District Administrator; Assistant Administrator
  (a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as a district administrator. (b) The board may appoint an assistant to the district administrator. (c) The ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.060 - General Duties Of District Administrator
  The district administrator shall supervise the work and activities of the district subject to any limitation the board may prescribe. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.061 - Employees
  The board may employ technicians, nurses, and other employees considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district or may delegate that authority to the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.062 - Retirement Program
  The board may enter into a contract or agreement with this state or the federal government to establish or continue a retirement program for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for: (1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care to indigent persons in the district; and (2) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
  A political subdivision located in the district may not impose taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes for medical treatment of indigent ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
  The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.104 - Hospital System
  The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district by: (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.105 - Rules
  The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  The board may prescribe: (1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) all accounting and control ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.107 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.108 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.109 - Contracts For Services To Certain Persons
  (a) The board may contract with a county or a municipality located outside the district for the care and treatment of sick or injured persons ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.110 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When an individual who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.111 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.151 - Budget
  (a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. The budget must be for the fiscal year prescribed by Section ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.152 - Fiscal Year
  The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.153 - Audit
  (a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. (b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.154 - Financial Report
  As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.155 - Depository
  (a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) All district money shall ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.156 - Borrowing Money In Emergency; Security
  (a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.201 - General Obligation Bonds
  (a) The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.202 - Taxes To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued under Section 1007.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (a) The board may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.204 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
  (a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall attest the bonds as provided by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.205 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding general obligation bonds or other refundable indebtedness issued by the district. (b) A refunding bond ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.206 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
  The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) the transfer ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property subject to district taxation in the manner provided by law for county taxes. (b) The ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.252 - Tax Rate
  The tax rate may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 assessed value of all taxable property. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1006.253 - Tax Assessor-Collector
  (a) The tax assessor-collector of Floyd County shall collect taxes imposed by the district and promptly transfer the money collected to the district depository. (b) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Chillicothe Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precinct No. 3 of Hardeman County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  The support or maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
  The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.051 - Board Election; Term
  (a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) The board shall declare the results of the election. (c) Directors ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.052 - Notice Of Election
  At least 30 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper or ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.053 - Ballot Application
  (a) A person must file an application with the board secretary to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.054 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.055 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation Of Office
  (a) Each director may be required to execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is: (1) approved by the Commissioners Court of Hardeman ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.056 - Board Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.057 - Officers
  (a) The board shall elect: (1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and (2) a secretary, who need not be a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.058 - Compensation
  A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.059 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.060 - District Administrator
  (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.061 - General Duties Of District Administrator
  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.062 - Attorney; Assistant District Administrator
  (a) The board may appoint qualified persons as: (1) the attorney for the district; and (2) the assistant district administrator. (b) The attorney for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.063 - Appointment And Recruitment Of Staff And Employees
  (a) The board may appoint to the staff any physicians the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.064 - Personnel Contracts
  (a) The board may contract to provide administrative or other personnel for the operation of the hospital facilities. (b) The contract may not have a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.065 - Retirement Benefits
  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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility to: (1) operate all hospital facilities; and (2) provide medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Added by ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
  A political subdivision located wholly or partly within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
  The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.104 - Hospital System
  (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by: (1) acquiring, purchasing, constructing, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; (2) equipping ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.105 - Rules
  The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  The board may prescribe: (1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) all accounting and control ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.107 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
  (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system. (b) The board may: (1) purchase ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.108 - Operating And Management Contracts
  The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.109 - Interlocal Agreement
  The board may enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision to operate the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.110 - Service Contracts
  The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to facilities for the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.111 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.112 - Cost Of Relocating Or Altering Property
  In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.113 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for a purpose and under a written direction, limitation, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.114 - Contracts For Services To Certain Persons
  (a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries to reimburse the district for the care and treatment of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.115 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.116 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.117 - Advertising For Certain Construction Contracts
  Contracts for construction involving the expenditure of more than $15,000 may be made only after advertising as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.151 - Dissolution; Election
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.152 - Notice Of Election
  (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks the election order in ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.153 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Chillicothe Hospital ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.154 - Election Results
  (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved. (b) ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.155 - Transfer Or Administration Of Assets
  (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, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.156 - Sale Or Transfer Of Assets And Liabilities
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.157 - Imposition Of Tax And Return Of Surplus Taxes
  (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 ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.158 - Report; Dissolution Order
  (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.201 - Budget
  (a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.202 - Notice; Hearing; Adoption Of Budget
  (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in accordance with ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.203 - Amendments To Budget
  The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.204 - Restriction On Expenditures
  Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.205 - Fiscal Year
  (a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.206 - Annual Audit
  The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.207 - Inspection Of Annual Audit And District Records
  The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.208 - Financial Report
  As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement of ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.209 - Depository
  (a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) District money, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.210 - Spending And Investment Restrictions
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenues other than the revenues on hand ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.211 - Authority To Borrow Money; Security
  (a) The board may borrow money for district obligations at the time the loan is made. (b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.251 - General Obligation Bonds
  The board may issue and sell general obligations bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.252 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1008.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.253 - General Obligation Bond Election
  (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.254 - Maturity Of General Obligation Bonds
  District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.255 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
  (a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.256 - Revenue Bonds
  (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or (2) acquire ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.257 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.258 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
  The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) the transfer ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.301 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to pay: ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.302 - Tax Rate
  (a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1008.303 - Tax Assessor-Collector
  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 Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.002 - Authority For Creation
  The Cochran Memorial Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Cochran County, Texas. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
  The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.051 - Board; Election
  (a) The board consists of five elected directors. (b) One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct and one director is elected from the ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.052 - Term
  Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Special District Local Laws Code Section 1009.053 - Notice Of Election
  At least 10 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published o