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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 286.001. Definitions - Sec. 286.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 286.002. District Authorization - Sec. 286.002. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION. A hospital district may be created...
Subchapter B. Creation of District
Section 286.021. Petition for Creation of District - Sec. 286.021. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) Before a...
Section 286.022. Contents of Petition - Sec. 286.022. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) The petition prescribed by...
Section 286.023. Filing of Petition; Hearing; Ordering Election - Sec. 286.023. FILING OF PETITION; HEARING; ORDERING ELECTION. (a) If...
Section 286.0235. Bond Proposition at Election - Sec. 286.0235. BOND PROPOSITION AT ELECTION. (a) The petition prescribed...
Section 286.024. Election Order - Sec. 286.024. ELECTION ORDER. The order calling the election must...
Section 286.025. Notice - Sec. 286.025. NOTICE. (a) The commissioners court shall give notice...
Section 286.026. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 286.026. BALLOT PROPOSITION. (a) The ballot for an election...
Section 286.027. Election Result - Sec. 286.027. ELECTION RESULT. (a) Except as provided in Subsections...
Section 286.028. Commissioners Court Order - Sec. 286.028. COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER. When a district is created,...
Section 286.029. Overlapping Districts - Sec. 286.029. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS. (a) If the territory in one...
Section 286.030. Temporary Directors - Sec. 286.030. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On the date a commissioners...
Subchapter C. District Administration
Section 286.041. Board of Directors - Sec. 286.041. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The directors shall be elected...
Section 286.042. Director's Election - Sec. 286.042. DIRECTOR'S ELECTION. (a) The initial directors shall be...
Section 286.043. Notice of Election - Sec. 286.043. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Before the 35th day before...
Section 286.044. Petition - Sec. 286.044. PETITION. (a) A person who wishes to have...
Section 286.045. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 286.045. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be eligible to...
Section 286.046. Bond - Sec. 286.046. BOND. (a) Before assuming the duties of the...
Section 286.047. Board Vacancy - Sec. 286.047. BOARD VACANCY. A vacancy in the office of...
Section 286.048. Officers - Sec. 286.048. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among...
Section 286.049. Officers' Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 286.049. OFFICERS' TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Each officer of the...
Section 286.050. Compensation - Sec. 286.050. COMPENSATION. (a) Directors and officers serve without compensation...
Section 286.051. Voting Requirement - Sec. 286.051. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A majority of the members of...
Section 286.052. Administrator, Assistant Administrator, and Attorney - Sec. 286.052. ADMINISTRATOR, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, AND ATTORNEY. (a) The board...
Section 286.053. Appointments to Staff - Sec. 286.053. APPOINTMENTS TO STAFF. The board may: (1) appoint...
Section 286.054. Technicians, Nurses, and Other District Employees - Sec. 286.054. TECHNICIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. (a) The...
Section 286.055. General Duties of Administrator - Sec. 286.055. GENERAL DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR. The administrator shall: (1)...
Section 286.056. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 286.056. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 286.071. Responsibility of Governmental Entity - Sec. 286.071. RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. On creation of a...
Section 286.072. Limitation on Governmental Entity - Sec. 286.072. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. On or after creation...
Section 286.073. District Responsibilities - Sec. 286.073. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) On creation of a district,...
Section 286.074. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 286.074. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 286.075. District Rules - Sec. 286.075. DISTRICT RULES. The board may adopt rules governing...
Section 286.076. Methods and Procedures - Sec. 286.076. METHODS AND PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe: (1)...
Section 286.077. Hospital Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 286.077. HOSPITAL PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 286.078. Construction Contracts - Sec. 286.078. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into...
Section 286.079. District Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 286.079. DISTRICT OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may...
Section 286.080. Eminent Domain - Sec. 286.080. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A district may exercise the...
Section 286.081. Expenses for Moving Facilities of Railroads or Utilities - Sec. 286.081. EXPENSES FOR MOVING FACILITIES OF RAILROADS OR UTILITIES....
Section 286.082. Indigent Care - Sec. 286.082. INDIGENT CARE. (a) The district without charge shall...
Section 286.083. Reimbursement for Services - Sec. 286.083. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall require...
Section 286.084. Service Contracts - Sec. 286.084. SERVICE CONTRACTS. The board may contract with a...
Section 286.085. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 286.085. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. On behalf of the district,...
Section 286.086. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 286.086. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board...
Subchapter E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District
Section 286.101. Expansion of District Territory - Sec. 286.101. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) Registered voters of...
Section 286.102. Dissolution - Sec. 286.102. DISSOLUTION. (a) A district may be dissolved as...
Section 286.103. Transfer of Assets After Dissolution - Sec. 286.103. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION. (a) If a...
Section 286.104. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution - Sec. 286.104. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION....
Section 286.105. Return of Surplus Property Tax Money - Sec. 286.105. RETURN OF SURPLUS PROPERTY TAX MONEY. (a) When...
Section 286.106. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 286.106. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...
Subchapter F. District Finances
Section 286.121. Fiscal Year - Sec. 286.121. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on the...
Section 286.122. Annual Audit - Sec. 286.122. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an...
Section 286.123. District Audit and Records - Sec. 286.123. DISTRICT AUDIT AND RECORDS. The annual audit and...
Section 286.124. Annual Budget - Sec. 286.124. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The administrator of the district...
Section 286.125. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 286.125. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 286.127. Limitation of Expenditures - Sec. 286.127. LIMITATION OF EXPENDITURES. Money may not be spent...
Section 286.128. Sworn Statement - Sec. 286.128. SWORN STATEMENT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 286.129. Spending and Investment Limitations - Sec. 286.129. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 286.130. Depository - Sec. 286.130. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name at least...
Subchapter G. Bonds
Section 286.141. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 286.141. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 286.142. Taxes to Pay Bonds - Sec. 286.142. TAXES TO PAY BONDS. (a) At the time...
Section 286.143. Bond Election - Sec. 286.143. BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue general...
Section 286.144. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 286.144. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 286.145. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 286.145. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Refunding bonds of the district...
Section 286.146. Interest and Maturity - Sec. 286.146. INTEREST AND MATURITY. District bonds must mature not...
Section 286.147. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 286.147. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The president of the board...
Section 286.148. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 286.148. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) District bonds...
Section 286.149. Bonds as Investments - Sec. 286.149. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. District bonds and indebtedness assumed...
Section 286.150. Bonds as Security for Deposits - Sec. 286.150. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. District bonds are...
Section 286.151. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 286.151. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Because the district created...
Subchapter H. Property Taxes
Section 286.161. Tax Authorized - Sec. 286.161. TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) A majority of voters in...
Section 286.162. Board Authority - Sec. 286.162. BOARD AUTHORITY. The board may impose taxes for...
Section 286.163. Adopting Tax Rate - Sec. 286.163. ADOPTING TAX RATE. In adopting the tax rate,...
Section 286.164. Tax Assessment and Collection - Sec. 286.164. TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION. (a) The Tax Code...
Subchapter I. Sales and Use Taxes for Districts in Small Counties
Section 286.171. Tax Authorized - Sec. 286.171. TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) A majority of voters in...
Section 286.172. Limitation on Combined Tax Rate; Effect on Elections - Sec. 286.172. LIMITATION ON COMBINED TAX RATE; EFFECT ON ELECTIONS....
Section 286.173. Election in Other Taxing Authority - Sec. 286.173. ELECTION IN OTHER TAXING AUTHORITY. (a) In this...
Section 286.174. Tax Rate; Change in Rate - Sec. 286.174. TAX RATE; CHANGE IN RATE. (a) A district...
Section 286.175. Use of Tax - Sec. 286.175. USE OF TAX. The taxes imposed may be...
Section 286.176. Effective Date - Sec. 286.176. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) The adoption or abolition of...
Section 286.177. County Sales and Use Tax Act Applicable - Sec. 286.177. COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX ACT APPLICABLE. Except...
Subchapter X. Miscellaneous
Section 286.951. Limitation on State Assistance - Sec. 286.951. LIMITATION ON STATE ASSISTANCE. The state may not...