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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1018.001. Definitions - Sec. 1018.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1018.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1018.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates and is...
Section 1018.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1018.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1018.004. District Territory - Sec. 1018.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1018.005. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1018.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1018.006. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1018.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1018.051. Board Appointment; Term - Sec. 1018.051. BOARD APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The board consists of...
Section 1018.052. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1018.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not...
Section 1018.053. Bond; Record of Bond and Oath or Affirmation of Office - Sec. 1018.053. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION...
Section 1018.054. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1018.054. BOARD VACANCY. A vacancy in the office of...
Section 1018.055. Officers - Sec. 1018.055. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a...
Section 1018.056. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1018.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1018.057. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1018.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is...
Section 1018.058. District Administrator - Sec. 1018.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a...
Section 1018.059. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1018.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1018.060. Attorney; Assistant District Administrator - Sec. 1018.060. ATTORNEY; ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may...
Section 1018.061. Employees; Appointment of Staff - Sec. 1018.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. (a) The board may...
Section 1018.0615. Employment of Physicians - Sec. 1018.0615. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board may employ...
Section 1018.062. Recruitment of Medical Staff and Employees - Sec. 1018.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board...
Section 1018.063. Health Care Educational Programs - Sec. 1018.063. HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. The board may spend...
Section 1018.064. Liability Insurance; Indemnification - Sec. 1018.064. LIABILITY INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION. (a) For an officer, director,...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1018.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1018.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for:...
Section 1018.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1018.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1018.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1018.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1018.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1018.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district may: (1) provide...
Section 1018.105. Rules - Sec. 1018.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1018.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1018.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1018.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1018.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1018.108. Assisted Living Facility - Sec. 1018.108. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. The board may construct and...
Section 1018.109. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1018.109. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1018.110. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 1018.110. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising...
Section 1018.111. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1018.111. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1018.112. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1018.112. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract that involves the...
Section 1018.113. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1018.113. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1018.114. Contracts for Medical and Hospital Care - Sec. 1018.114. CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE. The district...
Section 1018.115. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Care and Treatment - Sec. 1018.115. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT....
Section 1018.116. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1018.116. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1018.117. Joint Administration or Delivery of Health Care Services - Sec. 1018.117. JOINT ADMINISTRATION OR DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES....
Section 1018.118. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1018.118. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1018.119. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 1018.119. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The district may create, sponsor,...
Section 1018.120. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1018.120. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The district,...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1018.151. Budget - Sec. 1018.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1018.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1018.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1018.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1018.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1018.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1018.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1018.156. Annual Audit - Sec. 1018.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an...
Section 1018.157. Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records - Sec. 1018.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The...
Section 1018.158. Financial Report - Sec. 1018.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1018.159. Depository - Sec. 1018.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1018.160. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1018.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 1018.161. General Authority to Borrow Money; Security - Sec. 1018.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1018.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1018.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1018.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1018.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1018.203. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1018.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1018.204. Maturity of General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1018.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. District general obligation...
Section 1018.205. Execution of General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1018.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) The board...
Section 1018.206. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1018.206. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1018.207. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1018.207. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an...
Section 1018.208. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1018.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Section 1018.209. Additional Means of Securing Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 1018.209. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. In...
Section 1018.210. Use of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 1018.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1018.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1018.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1018.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1018.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1018.253. Assessment and Collection by County Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1018.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a)...
Section 1018.254. Assessment and Collection by District Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1018.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The...
Subchapter G. Dissolution
Section 1018.301. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1018.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1018.302. Notice of Election - Sec. 1018.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give...
Section 1018.303. Ballot - Sec. 1018.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1018.304. Election Results - Sec. 1018.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the...
Section 1018.305. Transfer of Administration of Assets - Sec. 1018.305. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a...
Section 1018.306. Imposition of Tax and Return of Surplus Taxes - Sec. 1018.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES....
Section 1018.307. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 1018.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...