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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1038.001. Definitions - Sec. 1038.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1038.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1038.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates and is...
Section 1038.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1038.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1038.004. District Territory - Sec. 1038.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1038.005. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1038.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1038.006. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1038.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1038.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1038.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of...
Section 1038.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1038.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The board shall publish notice...
Section 1038.053. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1038.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not...
Section 1038.054. Bond; Record of Bond and Oath or Affirmation of Office - Sec. 1038.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION...
Section 1038.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1038.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...
Section 1038.056. Officers - Sec. 1038.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a...
Section 1038.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1038.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1038.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1038.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is...
Section 1038.059. District Administrator - Sec. 1038.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a...
Section 1038.060. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1038.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1038.061. Attorney; Assistant District Administrator - Sec. 1038.061. ATTORNEY; ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may...
Section 1038.062. Appointment and Recruitment of Staff and Employees - Sec. 1038.062. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. (a)...
Section 1038.063. Personnel Contracts - Sec. 1038.063. PERSONNEL CONTRACTS. (a) The board may contract to...
Section 1038.064. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1038.064. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1038.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1038.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for:...
Section 1038.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1038.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1038.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1038.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1038.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1038.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for...
Section 1038.105. Rules - Sec. 1038.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1038.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1038.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1038.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1038.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1038.108. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1038.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1038.109. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 1038.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising...
Section 1038.110. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1038.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1038.111. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1038.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract that requires the...
Section 1038.112. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1038.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1038.113. Interlocal Agreement - Sec. 1038.113. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. The board may enter into an...
Section 1038.114. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Care and Treatment - Sec. 1038.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT....
Section 1038.115. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1038.115. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1038.116. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1038.116. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1038.117. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 1038.117. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The district may create and...
Section 1038.118. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1038.118. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The district,...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1038.151. Budget - Sec. 1038.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1038.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1038.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1038.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1038.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1038.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1038.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1038.156. Annual Audit - Sec. 1038.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an...
Section 1038.157. Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records - Sec. 1038.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The...
Section 1038.158. Financial Report - Sec. 1038.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1038.159. Depository - Sec. 1038.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1038.160. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1038.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 1038.161. Authority to Borrow Money; Security - Sec. 1038.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The board...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1038.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1038.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1038.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1038.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1038.203. Bond Election - Sec. 1038.203. BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue bonds,...
Section 1038.204. Maturity of General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1038.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. District general obligation...
Section 1038.205. Execution of General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1038.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) The board...
Section 1038.206. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1038.206. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1038.207. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1038.207. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an...
Section 1038.208. Additional Means of Securing Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 1038.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. In...
Section 1038.209. Use of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 1038.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use...
Section 1038.210. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1038.210. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1038.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1038.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1038.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1038.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1038.253. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1038.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the...
Subchapter G. Dissolution
Section 1038.301. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1038.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1038.302. Notice of Election - Sec. 1038.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give...
Section 1038.303. Ballot - Sec. 1038.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1038.304. Election Results - Sec. 1038.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the...
Section 1038.305. Transfer or Administration of Assets - Sec. 1038.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a...
Section 1038.306. Sale or Transfer of Assets and Liabilities - Sec. 1038.306. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)...
Section 1038.307. Imposition of Tax and Return of Surplus Taxes - Sec. 1038.307. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES....
Section 1038.308. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 1038.308. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...