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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1023.001. Definitions - Sec. 1023.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1023.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1023.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates and is...
Section 1023.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1023.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district is a public...
Section 1023.004. District Territory - Sec. 1023.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...
Section 1023.005. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1023.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1023.006. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1023.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1023.051. Board Election; Terms - Sec. 1023.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERMS. (a) The district is governed...
Section 1023.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1023.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of an election of...
Section 1023.053. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1023.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. To be eligible to be...
Section 1023.054. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1023.054. BOARD VACANCY. (a) A vacancy in the office...
Section 1023.055. Officers - Sec. 1023.055. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect a president...
Section 1023.056. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1023.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1023.057. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1023.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of a majority of...
Section 1023.058. District Administrator - Sec. 1023.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a...
Section 1023.059. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1023.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1023.060. Assistant District Administrator; Attorney - Sec. 1023.060. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY. (a) The board may...
Section 1023.061. Employees; Appointment and Recruitment of Staff - Sec. 1023.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF. (a) The...
Section 1023.062. Personnel Contracts - Sec. 1023.062. PERSONNEL CONTRACTS. (a) The board may contract to...
Section 1023.063. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1023.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1023.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1023.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for:...
Section 1023.102. Restriction on County Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1023.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY TAXATION AND DEBT. Eastland County...
Section 1023.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1023.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1023.104. Rules - Sec. 1023.104. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing: (1)...
Section 1023.105. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1023.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1023.106. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1023.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1023.107. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1023.107. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1023.108. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 1023.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising...
Section 1023.109. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1023.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1023.110. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1023.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into...
Section 1023.111. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1023.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1023.112. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Services - Sec. 1023.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES. The board...
Section 1023.113. Provision of Certain Health Services - Sec. 1023.113. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES. The district may:...
Section 1023.114. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1023.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1023.115. Reimbursement for Services - Sec. 1023.115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall require...
Section 1023.116. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1023.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1023.151. Budget - Sec. 1023.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare a...
Section 1023.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1023.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1023.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1023.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1023.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1023.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on the...
Section 1023.156. Annual Audit - Sec. 1023.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an...
Section 1023.157. Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records - Sec. 1023.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The...
Section 1023.158. Financial Report - Sec. 1023.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1023.159. Depository - Sec. 1023.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select at least...
Section 1023.160. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1023.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 1023.161. General Authority to Borrow Money; Security - Sec. 1023.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The...
Section 1023.162. Authority to Borrow Money in Emergency; Security - Sec. 1023.162. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY IN EMERGENCY; SECURITY. (a)...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1023.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1023.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1023.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1023.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1023.203. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1023.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1023.204. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1023.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1023.205. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1023.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...
Section 1023.206. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1023.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1023.207. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1023.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1023.208. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1023.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1023.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1023.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1023.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1023.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1023.253. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1023.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the...
Subchapter G. Dissolution
Section 1023.301. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1023.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1023.302. Notice of Election - Sec. 1023.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give...
Section 1023.303. Ballot - Sec. 1023.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1023.304. Election Results - Sec. 1023.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If the board finds the...
Section 1023.305. Transfer or Administration of Assets - Sec. 1023.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a...
Section 1023.306. Sale or Transfer of Assets and Liabilities - Sec. 1023.306. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)...
Section 1023.307. Imposition of Tax and Return of Surplus Taxes - Sec. 1023.307. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES....
Section 1023.308. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 1023.308. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...
Subchapter H. Expansion of District Territory
Section 1023.401. Expansion of District Territory - Sec. 1023.401. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district may...