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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1048.001. Definitions - Sec. 1048.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1048.002. Authority for Creation - Sec. 1048.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION. The district is created under...
Section 1048.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1048.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1048.004. District Territory - Sec. 1048.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1048.005. Correction of Invalid Procedures - Sec. 1048.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a court holds...
Section 1048.006. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1048.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1048.007. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1048.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1048.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1048.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board is governed...
Section 1048.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1048.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of an election of...
Section 1048.053. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1048.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not...
Section 1048.054. Bond - Sec. 1048.054. BOND. (a) Each director shall execute a good...
Section 1048.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1048.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...
Section 1048.056. Officers - Sec. 1048.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a...
Section 1048.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1048.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1048.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1048.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is...
Section 1048.059. District Administrator - Sec. 1048.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a...
Section 1048.060. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1048.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1048.061. Employees; Appointment and Dismissal of Staff - Sec. 1048.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF STAFF. (a) The...
Section 1048.062. Seniority; Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1048.062. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may: (1) adopt...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1048.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1048.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. (a) The district has full responsibility...
Section 1048.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1048.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1048.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1048.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1048.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1048.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district has the responsibility...
Section 1048.105. Rules - Sec. 1048.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1048.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1048.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1048.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1048.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1048.108. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1048.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1048.109. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1048.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1048.110. Construction and Purchase Contracts - Sec. 1048.110. CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASE CONTRACTS. A construction or purchase...
Section 1048.111. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1048.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1048.112. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Hospital Treatment - Sec. 1048.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITAL TREATMENT. (a)...
Section 1048.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1048.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1048.114. Care and Treatment for Indigent - Sec. 1048.114. CARE AND TREATMENT FOR INDIGENT. The district shall...
Section 1048.115. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 1048.115. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The district may create and...
Section 1048.116. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1048.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. (a) The...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1048.151. Budget - Sec. 1048.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1048.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1048.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1048.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1048.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1048.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1048.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1048.156. Annual Audit - Sec. 1048.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an...
Section 1048.157. Inspection of Audit and District Records - Sec. 1048.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The annual...
Section 1048.158. Financial Report - Sec. 1048.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1048.159. Depository - Sec. 1048.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1048.160. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1048.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 1048.161. General Authority to Borrow Money; Security - Sec. 1048.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1048.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1048.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1048.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1048.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1048.203. Bond Election - Sec. 1048.203. BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue bonds,...
Section 1048.204. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1048.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1048.205. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1048.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an...
Section 1048.206. Additional Means of Securing Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 1048.206. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. In...
Section 1048.207. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1048.207. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1048.208. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1048.208. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1048.209. Use of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 1048.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use...
Section 1048.210. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1048.210. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1048.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1048.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1048.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1048.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1048.253. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1048.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the...
Subchapter G. Dissolution
Section 1048.301. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1048.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1048.302. Notice of Election - Sec. 1048.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give...
Section 1048.303. Ballot - Sec. 1048.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1048.304. Election Results - Sec. 1048.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the...
Section 1048.305. Transfer or Administration of Assets - Sec. 1048.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a...
Section 1048.306. Imposition of Tax and Return of Surplus Taxes - Sec. 1048.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES....
Section 1048.307. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 1048.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...