Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1041 - Higgins-lipscomb Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1041.001 - 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 1041.002 - Authority For Operation
The district operates and is financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1041.003 - Political Subdivision
The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1,
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1041.004 - District Territory
The district is composed of the territory described by: (1) Section 1, Chapter 666, Acts of the 64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975; and (2) Section...
- Texas Section 1041.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The board consists of six directors elected from the district at large. (b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety...
- Texas Section 1041.052 - 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 2007, 80th...
- Texas Section 1041.053 - Officers
(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer from among its members. (b) Each officer of the board serves until the next...
- Texas Section 1041.054 - Compensation; Expenses
A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by...
- Texas Section 1041.055 - Employees
The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, financial advisors, bookkeepers, and architects. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec....
- Texas Section 1041.056 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1041.057 - Seal
The board may adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 1041.101 - District Responsibility
The district has full responsibility for: (1) operating all hospital facilities; and (2) providing hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1041.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
(a) A political subdivision within the district, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes...
- Texas Section 1041.103 - Management And Control
The board has full management and control of all district business, including the power to: (1) negotiate and contract with any person; (2) purchase or...
- Texas Section 1041.104 - Hospital System
The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's residents. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1041.105 - 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 Section 1041.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures for the district. (b) The board shall prescribe: (1) all accounting...
- Texas Section 1041.107 - 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 1041.108 - 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 1041.109 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) When a patient from Lipscomb County is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of: (1)...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1041.110 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
Sec. 1041.110. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.The district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state. Added...
- Texas Section 1041.151 - Budget
The board annually shall have a budget prepared for the next fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections;...
- Texas Section 1041.152 - 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 1041.153 - Fiscal Year
The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 1041.154 - Annual Audit
(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year. (b) Not later than December...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1041.155 - Depository Or Treasurer
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in the district as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for...
- Texas Section 1041.201 - General Obligation Bonds
The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating...
- Texas Section 1041.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of...
- Texas Section 1041.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election....
- Texas Section 1041.204 - Maturity Of General Obligation Bonds
District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920...
- Texas Section 1041.205 - 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. Added by Acts...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1041.206 - 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 Section 1041.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b)...
- Texas Section 1041.252 - 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 1041.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the tax assessor-collector of Lipscomb County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. (b) By majority...
Last modified: September 28, 2016