Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1113 - Wilbarger County Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1113.001 - 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 1113.002 - Authority For Operation
The Wilbarger County Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the powers and responsibilities provided by that section....
- Texas Section 1113.003 - Political Subdivision
The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 1113.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Wilbarger County. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec....
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1113.005 - 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 Section 1113.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large by position. To be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of...
- Texas Section 1113.052 - Notice Of Election And Runoff Election
(a) At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of...
- Texas Section 1113.053 - 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 1113.054 - Qualifications For Office
A person may not be appointed or elected as a director unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) at least...
- Texas Section 1113.055 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath
(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 1113.056 - 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 1113.057 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and a secretary. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 1113.058 - 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 1113.059 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026),...
- Texas Section 1113.060 - Meetings
(a) A board meeting may be called by the presiding officer or any four directors. (b) Notice of the time and place of a board...
- Texas Section 1113.061 - Employees
(a) The board may employ a general manager and other necessary professional and clerical personnel. (b) The title of the general manager hired by the...
- Texas Section 1113.062 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
Except as provided by Section 1113.055, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, and minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1113.063 - Seal
The board may adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 1113.101 - District Responsibility
The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1113.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipal Taxation
Wilbarger County or a municipality in Wilbarger County may not impose a tax for hospital purposes. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112...
- Texas Section 1113.103 - Management And Control Of District
The management and control of the district is vested in the board. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01,...
- Texas Section 1113.104 - Rules
(a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district and district facilities. (b) The rules, on approval by the board, may be...
- Texas Section 1113.105 - Purchasing And Accounting
(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 1113.106 - District Property
(a) The board may sell or lease property owned by the district at public auction or at private sale, on terms the board may determine....
- Texas Section 1113.107 - 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 1113.108 - 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 1113.109 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) When a patient who claims to be indigent is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1113.110 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court in this state. Added by Acts 2013,...
- Texas Section 1113.151 - 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 1113.152 - 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 1113.153 - Fiscal Year
The district's fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec....
- Texas Section 1113.154 - Annual Audit
(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the preceding fiscal year. (b) Not later than...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1113.155 - Depository Or Treasurer
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in Wilbarger County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for...
- Texas Section 1113.201 - 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 1113.202 - 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 1113.203 - 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 1113.204 - Maturity Of General Obligation Bonds
District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112...
- Texas Section 1113.205 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
The board presiding officer shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Added by Acts...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1113.206 - Refunding Bonds
(a) District refunding bonds may be issued without an election and in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued by the...
- Texas Section 1113.251 - 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 1113.252 - Tax Rate
Unless the rate is increased as provided by Section 1113.253, the board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 50 cents on...
- Texas Section 1113.253 - Election To Increase Maximum Tax Rate
The board may call an election to increase the district's maximum tax rate to a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation...
- Texas Section 1113.254 - Tax Assessor-collector
The tax assessor-collector of Wilbarger County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B....
Last modified: September 28, 2016