Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 772.102. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish the number 9-1-1 as the primary emergency telephone number for use by certain local governments in this state and to encourage units of local government and combinations of the units to develop and improve e…

Sec. 772.103. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the board of managers of a district. (2) "District" means a communication district created under this subchapter. (3) "Principal municipality" means the municipality with the largest population in a county. Acts 198…

Sec. 772.104. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and the adjacent territory described by Section 772.105 in which a district was created under Chapter 97, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, b…

Sec. 772.105. TERRITORY OF DISTRICT. (a) The territory of a district consists of: (1) the territory of the county for which the district is established; and (2) for each municipality partially located in the county for which the district is established, the territory of that muni…

Sec. 772.106. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The district is governed by a board of managers consisting of: (1) one member appointed by the commissioners court of the county; (2) two members appointed by the mayor of the principal municipality, with approval of the city council; (3) one …

Sec. 772.107. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board shall name, control, and manage the district. (b) The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district. (c) The board may contract with any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, includ…

Sec. 772.108. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT. (a) The board shall appoint a director of the district and shall establish the director's compensation. The director must be qualified by training and experience for the position. (b) The board may remove the director at any time. (c) With the …

Sec. 772.109. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT. (a) The director shall prepare under the direction of the board an annual budget for the district. To be effective, the budget must be approved by the board and then presented to and approved by the commissioners court of the county for…

Sec. 772.110. ESTABLISHMENT OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction through one or a combination of the following methods and features or equivalent state-of-the-art technology: (1) the transfer method; (2) the relay method;…

Sec. 772.111. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in a district. A public safety agency whose services are available through a 9-1-1 system may maintain a separate number or numbers for emergencies and shall maintain a s…

Sec. 772.112. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for fire-fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency or agencies that provide the requeste…

Sec. 772.113. POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, including the capacity …

Sec. 772.114. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may impose a 9-1-1 emergency service fee on service users in the district if authorized to do so by a majority of the votes cast in the election to confirm the creation of the district and by a majority vote of the governin…

Sec. 772.115. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) Each billed service user is liable for the fee imposed under Section 772.114 until the fee is paid to the service supplier. The fee must be added to and stated separately in the service user's bill from the service supplier. The service suppli…

Sec. 772.116. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select a depository for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository. (b) A depository selected by the board is the district's depository for two years after the date of its selection an…

Sec. 772.117. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing a 9-1-1 system and to all equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public safety answering point and other related answering points that th…

Sec. 772.118. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of computerized 9-1-1 service, a service supplier shall furnish for each call the telephone number of the subscribers and the address associated with the number. (b) A business service user that provides residential fa…

Sec. 772.119. PUBLIC REVIEW. (a) Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The first hearing shall be held three years after the date the order certifying the cre…

Sec. 772.120. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued on the date of the dissolution. The commissioners court of the county in which the principal part of the district was located shall assume the assets of the district and pay t…

Sec. 772.121. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to finance: (1) the acquisition by any method of facilities, equipment, or supplies necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions; or (…

Sec. 772.122. REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 772.123. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the district and rights appurtenant to those properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for…

Sec. 772.124. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue its bonds in various series or issues. (b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after their date of issue and shall bear interest at any rate permitted by state law. (c) A district's bonds and interest…

Sec. 772.125. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds,…

Sec. 772.126. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued by a district must be submitted to the attorney general for examination. (b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve them. On ap…

Sec. 772.127. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons. (b) Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after their date of issue and shall bear …

Sec. 772.128. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a) District bonds are legal and authorized investments for: (1) a bank; (2) a savings bank; (3) a trust company; (4) a savings and loan association; (5) an insurance company; (6) a fiduciary; (7) a trustee; (8) a guar…

Sec. 772.129. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Because a district created under this subchapter is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the district, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are exempt from taxation …

Sec. 772.201. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as the Emergency Communication District Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 772.202. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish the number 9-1-1 as the primary emergency telephone number for use by certain local governments in this state and to encourage units of local government and combinations of those units to develop and improve…

Sec. 772.203. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the board of managers of a district. (2) "Director" means the director of communication for a district. (3) "District" means an emergency communication district created under this subchapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., c…

Sec. 772.204. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a county with a population of more than 1.5 million in which an emergency communication district was created under Chapter 7, Acts of the 68th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1984, before January 1, 1988. Acts 1…

Sec. 772.205. ADDITIONAL TERRITORY. (a) If a municipality that is part of a district annexes territory that is not part of the district, the annexed territory becomes part of the district. (b) A public agency located in the county for which the district is created or a public age…

Sec. 772.206. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) A district is governed by a board of managers consisting of: (1) one member appointed by the commissioners court of the county for which the district is established; (2) two members appointed by the governing body of the most populous municipa…

Sec. 772.207. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board shall control and manage the district. (b) The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district. (c) The board may contract with any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including the…

Sec. 772.208. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT. (a) The board shall appoint a director of communication for the district and shall establish the director's compensation. The director must be qualified by training and experience for the position. (b) The board may remove the director at any t…

Sec. 772.209. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT. (a) The director shall prepare under the direction of the board an annual budget for the district. To be effective, the budget must: (1) be approved by the board; (2) be presented to the commissioners court of the county in which the ma…

Sec. 772.210. ESTABLISHMENT OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction through one or a combination of the following methods and features: (1) the transfer method; (2) the relay method; (3) the dispatch method; (4) automatic nu…

Sec. 772.211. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in a district. A public safety agency whose services are available through a 9-1-1 system may maintain a separate number or numbers for emergencies and shall maintain a s…

Sec. 772.212. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for fire-fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency or agencies that provide the requeste…

Sec. 772.213. POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is a body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, including the capacity to sue …

Sec. 772.214. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may impose a 9-1-1 emergency service fee on service users in the district. (b) The fee may be imposed only on the base rate charge or its equivalent, excluding charges for coin-operated telephone equipment. The fee may not …

Sec. 772.215. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) Each billed service user is liable for the fee imposed under Section 772.214 until the fee is paid to the service supplier. The fee must be added to and stated separately in the service user's bill from the service supplier. The service suppli…

Sec. 772.216. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select a depository for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository. (b) A depository selected by the board is the district's depository for two years after the date of its selection an…

Sec. 772.217. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing and operating a 9-1-1 system and costs for related services that the board considers necessary. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amen…

Sec. 772.218. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of computerized 9-1-1 service, a service supplier shall furnish for each call the telephone number of the subscriber and the address associated with the number. (b) A business service user that provides residential fac…