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Subchapter A. Creation of District
Section 282.001. Definitions - Sec. 282.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 282.002. District Authorization - Sec. 282.002. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION. (a) The commissioners court of a...
Section 282.003. Creation Election Required - Sec. 282.003. CREATION ELECTION REQUIRED. The creation of the district...
Section 282.004. Petition for Election - Sec. 282.004. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) To propose the establishment...
Section 282.005. Hearing; Election Order - Sec. 282.005. HEARING; ELECTION ORDER. (a) When the petition is...
Section 282.006. Election Costs; Disposition of Deposit - Sec. 282.006. ELECTION COSTS; DISPOSITION OF DEPOSIT. (a) The county...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 282.021. Election of Board - Sec. 282.021. ELECTION OF BOARD. (a) Board members shall be...
Section 282.0211. Optional Four-Year Terms - Sec. 282.0211. OPTIONAL FOUR-YEAR TERMS. (a) The board may, on...
Section 282.022. Oath and Bond - Sec. 282.022. OATH AND BOND. (a) Before assuming the duties...
Section 282.023. Compensation - Sec. 282.023. COMPENSATION. A board member serves without compensation but...
Section 282.024. Officers - Sec. 282.024. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among its...
Section 282.025. Quorum; Meeting Procedure and Record - Sec. 282.025. QUORUM; MEETING PROCEDURE AND RECORD. (a) Three board...
Section 282.026. Seal - Sec. 282.026. SEAL. The board shall adopt an official seal....
Section 282.027. Superintendent; Duties - Sec. 282.027. SUPERINTENDENT; DUTIES. (a) The board shall appoint a...
Section 282.028. Other Officers and District Employees - Sec. 282.028. OTHER OFFICERS AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. (a) The board...
Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties
Section 282.041. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 282.041. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. (a) The board shall...
Section 282.042. District Rules - Sec. 282.042. DISTRICT RULES. The board may adopt rules and...
Section 282.043. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 282.043. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT....
Section 282.044. Contracting Authority - Sec. 282.044. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) In performing its powers under...
Section 282.045. Purchasing Procedures - Sec. 282.045. PURCHASING PROCEDURES. The district is subject to the...
Section 282.046. Eminent Domain - Sec. 282.046. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) On a resolution by the...
Section 282.047. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 282.047. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept bequests...
Section 282.048. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; District Liability - Sec. 282.048. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; DISTRICT LIABILITY....
Section 282.049. Other Board Powers - Sec. 282.049. OTHER BOARD POWERS. The board may: (1) promote...
Section 282.050. Provision of Hospital Services - Sec. 282.050. PROVISION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES. (a) The district shall...
Subchapter D. District Finances
Section 282.061. Annual Report - Sec. 282.061. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than June 1...
Section 282.062. Treasurer - Sec. 282.062. TREASURER. (a) The county treasurer of the county...
Section 282.063. District Funds; Investment of Funds - Sec. 282.063. DISTRICT FUNDS; INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. (a) The treasurer...
Section 282.064. Fiscal Year - Sec. 282.064. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on the...
Section 282.065. Annual Audit; Open Records - Sec. 282.065. ANNUAL AUDIT; OPEN RECORDS. (a) The board annually...
Subchapter E. District Bonds
Section 282.071. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 282.071. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The commissioners court may issue...
Section 282.072. Interest, Maturity, and Denomination - Sec. 282.072. INTEREST, MATURITY, AND DENOMINATION. (a) District bonds mature...
Section 282.073. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 282.073. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The county judge shall sign...
Section 282.074. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 282.074. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Before the...
Section 282.075. Bond Record Book - Sec. 282.075. BOND RECORD BOOK. (a) Before issuing the bonds,...
Section 282.076. Compensation of County Clerk - Sec. 282.076. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY CLERK. For recording services provided...
Section 282.077. Bond of County Judge - Sec. 282.077. BOND OF COUNTY JUDGE. (a) When the bonds...
Section 282.078. Sale of the Bonds - Sec. 282.078. SALE OF THE BONDS. (a) When the bonds...
Section 282.079. Disposition of Unneeded Bonds - Sec. 282.079. DISPOSITION OF UNNEEDED BONDS. With the consent of...
Section 282.080. Additional Bond Issue and Election - Sec. 282.080. ADDITIONAL BOND ISSUE AND ELECTION. (a) The board...
Section 282.081. Change in Use of Bond Proceeds After Bond Issuance - Sec. 282.081. CHANGE IN USE OF BOND PROCEEDS AFTER BOND...
Subchapter F. Taxes to Pay Bonds
Section 282.101. Taxes to Pay Bonds - Sec. 282.101. TAXES TO PAY BONDS. (a) When the bonds...
Section 282.102. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 282.102. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The county tax assessor-collector shall...
Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts
Section 282.121. Authority to Convert - Sec. 282.121. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT. A district created in accordance...
Section 282.122. Conversion Hearing and Election - Sec. 282.122. CONVERSION HEARING AND ELECTION. (a) A district may...
Section 282.123. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 282.123. BALLOT PROPOSITION. The ballot for the election shall...
Section 282.124. Effective Date of Conversion - Sec. 282.124. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONVERSION. If a majority of...
Section 282.125. Responsibility of County - Sec. 282.125. RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY. On conversion of a district...
Section 282.126. District Responsibilities - Sec. 282.126. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES. On conversion of the district under...
Section 282.127. Effect of Conversion - Sec. 282.127. EFFECT OF CONVERSION. (a) A district converted under...