Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1007 - Big Bend Regional Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1007.001 - 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 1007.002 - Authority For Creation
The district is created under Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff....
- Texas Section 1007.003 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of: (1) Presidio County, including all "cut over" or "banco" land on the north side...
- Texas Section 1007.004 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1007.005 - 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1007.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The board consists of five directors elected from single-member voting subdistricts established by the board. (b) The board shall revise each single-member subdistrict after...
- Texas Section 1007.052 - Notice Of Election
At least 35 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper with...
- Texas Section 1007.053 - Qualifications For Office
(a) A person may not be a candidate for or serve as a director unless the person is: (1) a district resident; and (2) a...
- Texas Section 1007.054 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation Of Office
(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and...
- Texas Section 1007.055 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president, secretary, and treasurer at the first meeting of the board after each directors' election. Added...
- Texas Section 1007.056 - Compensation; Expenses
A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
- Texas Section 1007.057 - District Administrator
(a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system. (b) The district administrator may employ necessary personnel to...
- Texas Section 1007.058 - Employees
Sec. 1007.058. EMPLOYEES.The board may employ an attorney, general manager, bookkeeper, architect, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district. Added by...
- Texas Section 1007.059 - Retirement Benefits
The board may enter into any contract or agreement with this state or the federal government that is required to establish or continue a retirement...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1007.060 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
The board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district and its operation, at the district...
- Texas Section 1007.101 - District Responsibility
The district shall provide all necessary hospital and medical care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1007.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service...
- Texas Section 1007.103 - Medical Services For Presidio County
(a) The board shall periodically review the feasibility and desirability of operating a hospital in Presidio County. (b) The district shall operate a facility that...
- Texas Section 1007.104 - Management And Control Of District
The management and control of the district is vested in the board, and the board has full power to manage and control the district. Added...
- Texas Section 1007.105 - Hospital System
The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents....
- Texas Section 1007.106 - Rules
(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) The board shall: (1) publish the rules in...
- Texas Section 1007.107 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1007.108 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
The board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district. The sale or other disposal must be at...
- Texas Section 1007.109 - Surplus Property
The board may donate to another governmental entity or to a charitable organization any surplus personal property or equipment if the donation serves a public...
- Texas Section 1007.110 - Eminent Domain
(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any real, personal, or mixed property...
- Texas Section 1007.111 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations,...
- Texas Section 1007.112 - Contracts With Political Subdivisions For Hospital And Medical Care
The board may contract with another political subdivision to provide hospital and medical care for needy persons who reside outside the district. Added by Acts...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1007.113 - Payment For Treatment; Procedure
(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability...
- Texas Section 1007.151 - Budget
The board shall prepare a budget that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and (3)...
- Texas Section 1007.152 - Proposed Budget: Notice And Hearing
(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a...
- Texas Section 1007.153 - Fiscal Year
The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff....
- Texas Section 1007.154 - Annual Audit
(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 1 each year, the board...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1007.155 - Depository
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Brewster or Presidio County as the district's depository. The designated bank serves for two years...
- Texas Section 1007.201 - Bonds
The district may issue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and (2) equip buildings for hospital purposes. Added by...
- Texas Section 1007.202 - Tax To Pay Bonds
The board may issue bonds under Section 1007.201 only if the board imposes an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest...
- Texas Section 1007.203 - Bond Election
(a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1007.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting in an...
- Texas Section 1007.204 - Maturity Of Bonds
District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1007.205 - Execution Of Bonds
(a) The board president shall execute the bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
- Texas Section 1007.251 - 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 only to:...
- Texas Section 1007.252 - Tax Rate
The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district....
- Texas Section 1007.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
The tax assessor-collector for Brewster or Presidio County shall collect taxes for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
Last modified: September 28, 2016