Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1076.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Starr County, Texas, including all "cut over" or "banco" land on the north side of the Rio Grande River. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, e…

Sec. 1076.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) A board of five trustees shall exercise the powers of the district. (b) One trustee is elected from each commissioners precinct and one trustee is elected from the district at large by a majority of district voters. (c) Unless four-year te…

Sec. 1076.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of a trustees' election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1076.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. To qualify for election as a trustee, a person must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have been a resident of the district for at least two years; (3) have been a resident of the commissioners precinct from which the person is to be e…

Sec. 1076.054. BOND. (a) Each trustee shall execute a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the trustee's duties. (b) The district may pay for a trustee's bond with district money. A…

Sec. 1076.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the majority of remaining trustees shall appoint a trustee for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1076.056. OFFICERS; DUTIES; ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY. (a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, and secretary, and other officers as in the judgment of the board are necessary. (b) The president shall preside over district meeting…

Sec. 1076.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A trustee serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by the board. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff…

Sec. 1076.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator. (c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the bo…

Sec. 1076.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the affairs of the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., C…

Sec. 1076.060. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The board may appoint any doctors to its medical staff and employ any technicians, nurses, and other employees as considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district or may provide that the di…

Sec. 1076.061. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board may use district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit or otherwise obtain physicians and other personnel for the district's medical staff or for employment with the district, …

Sec. 1076.062. HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. The board may use district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to conduct, participate in, or assist health care educational programs for the public and for current or potential medical staff members or em…

Sec. 1076.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by: (1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or (2) participating in: (A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or (B) another statewide retirement syste…

Sec. 1076.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district shall provide medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1076.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. (a) The district has authority to operate hospital facilities. (b) The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospital and hospital system and carry out the functions of the district. Added by Acts 2013, …

Sec. 1076.103. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. The district shall provide for: (1) the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district to provide medical and hospital care and treatment and related services to district residents by: (A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repair…

Sec. 1076.104. RULES. The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1076.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING. The board may prescribe: (1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) all accounting and control procedures. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. Apri…

Sec. 1076.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board shall determine: (1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and (2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care. (b) The board may: (1) acquire …

Sec. 1076.107. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exer…

Sec. 1076.108. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for the district a gift, grant, or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that ar…

Sec. 1076.109. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT. The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person for whom this state or the federal government is responsible. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., …

Sec. 1076.110. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. (a) The board may contract with any person to obtain or supply the facilities and services the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district. (b) The board may contract with a public or private hospital, a political s…

Sec. 1076.111. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES. The district may operate or provide for: (1) the operation of a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service; (2) home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, or hospice care; and …

Sec. 1076.112. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board or district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of: (1) the patient; and (2) the patient's relatives legally …

Sec. 1076.113. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation. (b) The corporation may use money contributed by the district only to prov…

Sec. 1076.151. BUDGET. The board shall prepare a budget that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and (3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed to meet the proposed budget. Added by Acts 2013,…

Sec. 1076.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the…

Sec. 1076.153. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The board shall establish the district fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or (2) more than once in a 24-month period. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch.…

Sec. 1076.154. ANNUAL AUDIT. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the board shall have an annual audit made of the district's books and records by an independent public accountant. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. Ap…

Sec. 1076.155. FINANCIAL REPORT. (a) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare a report that includes: (1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; (2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money during…

Sec. 1076.156. PROJECTS AND PURCHASES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT OR TAXATION. The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on: (1) a district project or any part of the project; or (2) a district purchase. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01…

Sec. 1076.157. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or more banks in this state to act as a depository of bond proceeds or of revenue derived from the operation of district facilities. (b) The depository shall, as determined by the board: (1) furnish indemnity bonds; (2) pl…

Sec. 1076.158. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made. (b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: (1) district revenue tha…

Sec. 1076.159. INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY. (a) The law applicable to municipalities with respect to security for and investment of money governs, as applicable, the investment of district money. The bond order, resolution, or trust indenture may further restrict the investment.…

Sec. 1076.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings and improvements and equipping the buildings and …

Sec. 1076.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the b…

Sec. 1076.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds or other bonds secured wholly or partly by an ad valorem tax, other than refunding bonds, only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held f…

Sec. 1076.204. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board president shall execute district general obligation bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd L…

Sec. 1076.205. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings and improvements for district purposes; or (2) acquire sites for district purposes. (b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a p…

Sec. 1076.206. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund any outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may be sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness. Added by…

Sec. 1076.207. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1076.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valore…

Sec. 1076.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay: (1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds; (2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acqui…

Sec. 1076.210. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt from taxation by this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) the transfer of the bonds; and (3) the income from the bonds, including profits made on the sale of the bonds. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S…