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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1039.001. Definitions - Sec. 1039.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1039.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1039.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates and is...
Section 1039.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1039.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1039.004. District Territory - Sec. 1039.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1039.005. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1039.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1039.006. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1039.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1039.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1039.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 1039.052. Alternative Director Election - Sec. 1039.052. ALTERNATIVE DIRECTOR ELECTION. (a) As an alternative to...
Section 1039.053. Notice of Election - Sec. 1039.053. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least 30 days before...
Section 1039.054. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1039.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not...
Section 1039.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1039.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...
Section 1039.056. Officers - Sec. 1039.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a...
Section 1039.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1039.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1039.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1039.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of three directors is...
Section 1039.059. District Administrator; Assistant Administrator - Sec. 1039.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board shall...
Section 1039.060. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1039.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1039.061. Emergency Action - Sec. 1039.061. EMERGENCY ACTION. (a) In an emergency, the district...
Section 1039.062. Employees; Appointment of Staff - Sec. 1039.062. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. (a) The board may...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1039.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1039.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for...
Section 1039.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1039.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1039.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1039.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1039.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1039.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for...
Section 1039.105. Rules - Sec. 1039.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1039.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1039.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1039.107. District Property, Facilities, Equipment, and Services - Sec. 1039.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES. (a) The...
Section 1039.108. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1039.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1039.109. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 1039.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising...
Section 1039.110. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1039.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1039.111. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1039.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract must be made...
Section 1039.112. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1039.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1039.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Treatment - Sec. 1039.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR TREATMENT. The board...
Section 1039.114. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1039.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1039.115. Joint Ownership Arrangement - Sec. 1039.115. JOINT OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT. The board may enter into...
Section 1039.116. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1039.116. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1039.117. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1039.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The district,...
Section 1039.118. Election Date - Sec. 1039.118. ELECTION DATE. Notwithstanding Section 41.001(a), Election Code, the...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1039.151. Budget - Sec. 1039.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1039.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1039.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1039.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1039.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1039.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1039.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1039.156. Annual Audit - Sec. 1039.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. (a) As soon as practicable after...
Section 1039.157. Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records - Sec. 1039.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The...
Section 1039.158. Depository - Sec. 1039.158. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1039.159. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1039.159. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 1039.160. Tax Exemption - Sec. 1039.160. TAX EXEMPTION. All property owned by the district...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1039.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1039.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1039.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1039.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1039.203. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1039.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1039.204. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1039.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1039.205. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1039.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an...
Section 1039.206. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1039.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds payable from taxes...
Section 1039.207. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1039.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1039.208. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1039.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1039.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1039.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1039.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1039.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1039.253. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1039.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the...