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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1037.001. Definitions - Sec. 1037.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1037.002. Authority for Creation - Sec. 1037.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION. The district is created under...
Section 1037.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1037.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1037.004. District Territory - Sec. 1037.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...
Section 1037.005. Correction of Invalid Procedures - Sec. 1037.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a court holds...
Section 1037.006. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1037.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1037.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1037.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of...
Section 1037.0515. Election of Directors by Cumulative Voting - Sec. 1037.0515. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS BY CUMULATIVE VOTING. (a) All...
Section 1037.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1037.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least five days before...
Section 1037.053. Ballot Petition - Sec. 1037.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person who wants to have...
Section 1037.054. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1037.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. To be eligible to hold...
Section 1037.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1037.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...
Section 1037.056. Officers - Sec. 1037.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among...
Section 1037.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1037.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director serves without compensation but...
Section 1037.058. District Administrator; Assistant Administrator - Sec. 1037.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board shall...
Section 1037.059. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1037.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1037.060. Employees; Appointment of Staff - Sec. 1037.060. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. (a) The board may...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1037.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1037.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for...
Section 1037.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1037.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1037.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1037.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. (a) The board shall...
Section 1037.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1037.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for...
Section 1037.105. Rules - Sec. 1037.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1037.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1037.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1037.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1037.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1037.108. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1037.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1037.109. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1037.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1037.110. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1037.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract that involves the...
Section 1037.111. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1037.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1037.112. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Care and Treatment - Sec. 1037.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT....
Section 1037.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1037.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1037.114. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1037.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1037.115. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1037.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The district,...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1037.151. Budget - Sec. 1037.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1037.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1037.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1037.154. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1037.154. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1037.155. Audit - Sec. 1037.155. AUDIT. (a) The board shall have an independent...
Section 1037.156. Inspection of Audit and District Records - Sec. 1037.156. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The audit...
Section 1037.157. Financial Report - Sec. 1037.157. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1037.158. Depository - Sec. 1037.158. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1037.159. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1037.159. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1037.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1037.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1037.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1037.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1037.203. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1037.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1037.204. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1037.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may, without an...
Section 1037.205. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1037.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an...
Section 1037.206. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1037.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1037.207. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1037.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1037.208. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1037.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1037.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1037.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1037.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1037.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1037.253. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1037.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The board shall appoint a...
Subchapter G. Dissolution
Section 1037.301. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1037.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1037.302. Notice of Election - Sec. 1037.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give...
Section 1037.303. Ballot - Sec. 1037.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1037.304. Election Results - Sec. 1037.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the...
Section 1037.305. Transfer, Sale, or Administration of Assets - Sec. 1037.305. TRANSFER, SALE, OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If...
Section 1037.306. Sale or Transfer of Assets and Liabilities - Sec. 1037.306. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)...
Section 1037.307. Imposition of Tax and Return of Surplus Taxes - Sec. 1037.307. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES....
Section 1037.308. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 1037.308. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...