Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1121.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Cameron County Healthcare District." Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 201…

Sec. 1121.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall order that the district be dissolved. (b) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter do not favor dissolution, the board sh…

Sec. 1121.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets belonging to the district to Cameron County; or…

Sec. 1121.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES. (a) After the board determines that the district is dissolved, the board shall: (1) determine the debt owed by the district; and (2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proporti…

Sec. 1121.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Cameron County Commissioners Court summarizing the board's a…

Sec. 1122.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the Hidalgo County Healthcare District. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. …

Sec. 1122.002. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION. The Hidalgo County Healthcare District may be created and, if created, operates and is financed as a hospital district as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 13…

Sec. 1122.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district is a public entity performing an essential public function. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 1122.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hidalgo County. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 1122.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The state may not be obligated for the support or maintenance of the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 1122.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013. SUBCH…

Sec. 1122.021. CREATION ELECTION; ORDERING ELECTION. (a) The district may be created and a tax may be authorized only if the creation and the tax are approved by a majority of the registered voters of the territory of the proposed district voting at an election called and held fo…

Sec. 1122.051. DIRECTORS; TERM. (a) If the creation of the district is approved at the election held under Section 1122.021, the district shall be governed by a board of 10 directors, appointed as follows: (1) the county judge of Hidalgo County shall appoint one director; (2) eac…

Sec. 1122.052. QUALIFICATIONS. The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court shall by order provide for the qualifications of appointees to the board. The qualifications must provide that a person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person is: (1) an employee of Hidalgo …

Sec. 1122.053. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among the directors: (1) a chairman; and (2) a vice-chairman to preside in the chairman's absence. (b) The board shall elect a director or the district administrator to serve as secretary. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.…

Sec. 1122.054. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be: (1) reported in the district's records; and (2) approved by the board. Add…

Sec. 1122.055. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The bond shall be kept in the permanent records of…

Sec. 1122.056. BOARD VACANCY. A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment by the person or governing body that appointed the vacating director. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. S…

Sec. 1122.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business. In the event of a tie vote among the directors, the county judge of Hidalgo County may cast the deciding vote. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Le…

Sec. 1122.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND. (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board. (c) The district administrator is entitled to compensation determined by the board.…

Sec. 1122.059. 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 general affairs of the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg.,…

Sec. 1122.060. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY. (a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district. (b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board. (c) The…

Sec. 1122.061. EMPLOYEES. (a) The district may employ nurses, technicians, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees. (b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district. Added…

Sec. 1122.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary actions to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees. The actions may include: (1) adv…

Sec. 1122.063. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF. The board may: (1) appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district; (2) remove any doctor from the medical staff, after due process, if the board considers t…

Sec. 1122.064. 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. 1122.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's indigent residents as required under this chapter, another applicable statute, and the constitution of this st…

Sec. 1122.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage, control, and administer the district and the money and resources of the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th…

Sec. 1122.103. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing: (1) the operation of the district and any district hospital; and (2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. Sep…

Sec. 1122.104. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe: (1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) accounting and control procedures for the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5…

Sec. 1122.105. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service. (b) The district may operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care,…

Sec. 1122.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board shall determine: (1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate health care district; and (2) the type of equipment necessary to provide medical care in the district. (b) …

Sec. 1122.107. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital facilities for the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 1122.108. SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) The board may contract with a public or private hospital, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or federal agency for the district to provide a mobile emergency medical service or other health care services needed to provide for th…

Sec. 1122.109. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise the rights or authority conferred by this chapter…

Sec. 1122.110. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and ele…

Sec. 1122.111. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district. Added by Act…

Sec. 1122.112. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of: (1) the patient; and (2) a relative of the pat…

Sec. 1122.113. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside of the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or hospital,…

Sec. 1122.114. 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) A corporation created under this section may use money contributed by …

Sec. 1122.115. LOANS AND GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. Under the authority granted by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may loan or grant money to any person for the development of medical education and research in the district. Added by Acts…

Sec. 1122.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 1122.117. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; ADVERTISING FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into a construction contract on the district's behalf. (b) The board may enter into a construction contract only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, C…

Sec. 1122.151. BUDGET. (a) The board and the district administrator shall jointly prepare a proposed annual budget for the district. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of: (1) the outstanding obligations of the district; (2)…

Sec. 1122.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the heari…

Sec. 1122.153. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET. After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended if the proposed amendment is: (1) adopted by the board; and (2) approved by the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 5, eff. S…