Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1106 - Texhoma Memorial Hospital District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1106.001 - 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 1106.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Texhoma Memorial Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B....
• Texas Section 1106.003 - Political Subdivision
  The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 1106.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Texhoma Independent School District in Sherman County, as those boundaries existed as of...
• Texas Section 1106.051 - Board; Term
  (a) The board consists of five elected directors. (b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, directors serve staggered two-year...
• Texas Section 1106.052 - Notice Of Election
  At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general...
• Texas Section 1106.053 - 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 secretary a...
• Texas Section 1106.054 - Qualifications For Office
  A person may not be appointed or elected a director unless the person: (1) is a resident of the district; (2) owns land in the...
• Texas Section 1106.055 - Bond Not Required
  A director is not required to post a public official's bond. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff....
• Texas Section 1106.056 - 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 1106.057 - Officers
  The board shall elect from among its members a president and a secretary. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....
• Texas Section 1106.058 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses...
• Texas Section 1106.059 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147),...
• Texas Section 1106.060 - Employees
  The board may employ a general manager, attorney, bookkeeper, architect, and any other employee considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district. Added by...
• Texas Section 1106.061 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  All district records, including books, accounts, notices, and minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be: (1)...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1106.062 - Seal
  The board may adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,
• Texas Section 1106.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants and needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts 2011,...
• Texas Section 1106.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation
  Sherman County or any other political subdivision in the district may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes. Added by...
• Texas Section 1106.103 - Management And Control Of District
  The management and control of the district are vested in the board. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01,...
• Texas Section 1106.104 - Hospital System
  The district shall provide for: (1) the establishment of a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to district residents by: (A) purchasing, constructing,...
• Texas Section 1106.105 - Rules
  (a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district and district facilities. (b) The rules may, on approval by the board, be...
• Texas Section 1106.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  (a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district. (b) The board shall prescribe: (1)...
• Texas Section 1106.107 - 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 Section 1106.108 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing...
• Texas Section 1106.109 - Contracts With Political Subdivisions For Hospital And Medical Care
  (a) The board may enter into an agreement or contract with another political subdivision of this state that has boundaries contiguous to the district, on...
• Texas Section 1106.110 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1106.111 - 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. Added by Acts 2011,...
• Texas Section 1106.151 - Budget
  The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts...
• Texas Section 1106.152 - 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 1106.153 - Fiscal Year
  The district's fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....
• Texas Section 1106.154 - Annual Audit
  The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B....

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1106.155 - Depository Or Treasurer
  (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in Sherman County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for...
• Texas Section 1106.201 - General Obligation Bonds
  The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith of the district for any purpose relating to the...
• Texas Section 1106.202 - 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 1106.203 - 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 in an election...
• Texas Section 1106.204 - Maturity Of General Obligation Bonds
  District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1106.205 - 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...
• Texas Section 1106.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) On final approval of the budget, the board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation. (b)...
• Texas Section 1106.252 - 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....

Last modified: September 28, 2016