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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1070.001. Definitions - Sec. 1070.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1070.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1070.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates in accordance...
Section 1070.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1070.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1070.004. District Territory - Sec. 1070.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1070.005. Correction of Invalid Procedures - Sec. 1070.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a court holds...
Section 1070.006. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1070.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1070.007. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1070.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1070.051. Board; Term - Sec. 1070.051. BOARD; TERM. (a) The board consists of six...
Section 1070.052. Petition to Change Method for Selecting Directors; Election - Sec. 1070.052. PETITION TO CHANGE METHOD FOR SELECTING DIRECTORS; ELECTION....
Section 1070.053. Directors' Election - Sec. 1070.053. DIRECTORS' ELECTION. (a) If a majority of the...
Section 1070.054. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1070.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not...
Section 1070.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1070.055. BOARD VACANCY. (a) If a vacancy occurs in...
Section 1070.056. Officers - Sec. 1070.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a...
Section 1070.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1070.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1070.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1070.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is...
Section 1070.059. Administrators; Assistant Administrators - Sec. 1070.059. ADMINISTRATORS; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS. (a) The board shall appoint...
Section 1070.060. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1070.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1070.061. Employees; Appointment of Staff - Sec. 1070.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. (a) The board may...
Section 1070.062. Recruitment of Staff and Employees - Sec. 1070.062. RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board may...
Section 1070.063. Health Care and Professional Educational Programs - Sec. 1070.063. HEALTH CARE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. The board...
Section 1070.064. Day-Care Services - Sec. 1070.064. DAY-CARE SERVICES. (a) The board may take any...
Section 1070.065. Seniority; Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1070.065. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may: (1) adopt...
Section 1070.066. Liability Insurance; Indemnification - Sec. 1070.066. LIABILITY INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The board may defend...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1070.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1070.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. (a) The district has full responsibility...
Section 1070.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1070.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1070.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1070.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1070.104. Hospital System; Ancillary Health Care Services System - Sec. 1070.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM; ANCILLARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES SYSTEM. (a)...
Section 1070.105. Rules - Sec. 1070.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing: (1)...
Section 1070.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1070.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1070.107. Mobile Emergency Medical Service - Sec. 1070.107. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE. The district may operate...
Section 1070.108. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1070.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1070.109. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1070.109. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1070.110. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1070.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1070.111. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1070.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract that involves the...
Section 1070.112. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1070.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1070.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Treatment - Sec. 1070.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR TREATMENT. The board...
Section 1070.114. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1070.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1070.115. Provision of Services Outside District - Sec. 1070.115. PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE DISTRICT. The board may...
Section 1070.116. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1070.116. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1070.117. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1070.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. (a) The...
Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries
Section 1070.151. Territory That May Be Annexed - Sec. 1070.151. TERRITORY THAT MAY BE ANNEXED. (a) The district...
Section 1070.152. Petition to Annex Territory - Sec. 1070.152. PETITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY. (a) A petition requesting...
Section 1070.153. Election Order - Sec. 1070.153. ELECTION ORDER. (a) If, on receipt of a...
Section 1070.154. Ballot - Sec. 1070.154. BALLOT. The ballot for the election shall be...
Section 1070.155. Notice of Election - Sec. 1070.155. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) Notice of the election...
Section 1070.156. Election Results - Sec. 1070.156. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) Territory may not be annexed...
Section 1070.157. Effect of Annexation - Sec. 1070.157. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION. (a) Territory annexed to the...
Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions
Section 1070.201. Budget - Sec. 1070.201. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1070.202. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1070.202. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1070.204. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1070.204. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1070.205. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1070.205. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1070.206. Audit - Sec. 1070.206. AUDIT. (a) The board shall have an independent...
Section 1070.207. Inspection of Audit and District Records - Sec. 1070.207. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The audit...
Section 1070.208. Financial Report - Sec. 1070.208. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1070.209. Depository - Sec. 1070.209. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1070.210. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1070.210. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 1070.211. Authority to Borrow Money; Security - Sec. 1070.211. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The district...
Subchapter F. Bonds
Section 1070.251. Obligations and Credit Agreements - Sec. 1070.251. OBLIGATIONS AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS. The district may issue,...
Section 1070.252. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1070.252. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1070.253. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1070.253. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1070.254. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1070.254. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1070.255. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1070.255. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1070.256. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1070.256. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...
Section 1070.257. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1070.257. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1070.258. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1070.258. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1070.259. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1070.259. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter G. Taxes
Section 1070.301. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1070.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1070.302. Tax Rate - Sec. 1070.302. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1070.303. Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate - Sec. 1070.303. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) The...
Section 1070.304. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1070.304. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the...