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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1016.001. Definitions - Sec. 1016.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1016.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1016.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates in accordance...
Section 1016.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1016.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1016.004. District Territory - Sec. 1016.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1016.005. Correction of Invalid Procedures - Sec. 1016.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a court holds...
Section 1016.006. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1016.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1016.007. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1016.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1016.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1016.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of...
Section 1016.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1016.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least 10 days before...
Section 1016.053. Ballot Petition - Sec. 1016.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person who wants to have...
Section 1016.054. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1016.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. A person may not be...
Section 1016.055. Bond; Record of Bond and Oath or Affirmation of Office - Sec. 1016.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION...
Section 1016.056. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1016.056. BOARD VACANCY. (a) If a vacancy occurs in...
Section 1016.057. Officers - Sec. 1016.057. OFFICERS. The board shall elect a president and...
Section 1016.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1016.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is...
Section 1016.059. Meetings - Sec. 1016.059. MEETINGS. (a) A board meeting may be called...
Section 1016.060. District Administrator; Assistant Administrator - Sec. 1016.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may...
Section 1016.061. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1016.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1016.062. Employees; Appointment of Staff - Sec. 1016.062. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. (a) The board may...
Section 1016.063. Seniority; Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1016.063. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may: (1) adopt...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1016.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1016.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for...
Section 1016.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1016.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1016.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1016.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1016.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1016.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for...
Section 1016.105. Rules - Sec. 1016.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1016.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1016.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1016.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1016.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1016.108. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1016.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1016.109. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1016.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1016.110. Construction or Purchase Contracts - Sec. 1016.110. CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS. A construction or purchase...
Section 1016.111. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1016.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1016.112. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Hospitalization - Sec. 1016.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITALIZATION. (a) The...
Section 1016.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1016.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1016.114. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1016.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1016.115. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1016.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. (a) The...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1016.151. Budget - Sec. 1016.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1016.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1016.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1016.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1016.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.Money may be spent only for...
Section 1016.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1016.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1016.156. Audit - Sec. 1016.156. AUDIT. (a) The board shall have an independent...
Section 1016.157. Inspection of Audit and District Records - Sec. 1016.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The audit...
Section 1016.158. Financial Report - Sec. 1016.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1016.159. Depository - Sec. 1016.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1016.160. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1016.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1016.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1016.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1016.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1016.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1016.203. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1016.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1016.204. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1016.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1016.205. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1016.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...
Section 1016.206. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1016.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1016.207. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1016.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1016.208. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1016.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1016.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1016.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1016.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1016.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...