Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1006 - Caprock Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas 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 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 (H.B....
- Texas 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 (H.B. 2019),...
- Texas 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 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....
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01,...
- Texas 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 (H.B. 2019), Sec....
- Texas 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 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 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...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas 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 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 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 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 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01,...
- Texas 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT
- Texas 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 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,
- Texas 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 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 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 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 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...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas 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 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 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 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 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 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...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas 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 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 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 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)...
Last modified: September 28, 2016