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TX Health & Safety Code § 262.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.032. Sale of Property to Political Subdivision

Sec. 262.032.  SALE OF PROPERTY TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  The authority may sell property to a political subdivision for the fair market value of the property.(b)  The board must publish a notice of its intention to sell, a description of the property, and the scheduled date of sale in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first notice must be published not later than the 15th day before the scheduled sale date.(c)  A petition requesting an election on the question of the sale, signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters residing in the authority, may be presented to the secretary or president of the board before the scheduled sale date.(d)  The board shall order the election on receiving the petition.  If no petition is filed, the board may sell the property without an election or may order an election on its own motion.  The order must contain the same information contained in the notice of the election under Subsection (f).(e)  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, requiring elections to be held on uniform election dates, does not apply to the election.(f)  In addition to the contents of the notice required by the Election Code, the notice must state the names of the presiding judge, alternate judge, and clerks for each polling place.  The board shall publish notice of the election in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first notice must be published not later than the 31st day before election day.(g)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The sale of ______ by the ____________ Hospital Authority."(h)  If a majority of qualified voters who vote in the election favor the sale, the board may sell the property.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.033. Sale or Closing of Hospital

Sec. 262.033.  SALE OR CLOSING OF HOSPITAL.  (a)  The board may sell a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority or close a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned or operated by the authority.  The sale or closure must:(1)  be authorized by resolution of the board; (2)  be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board;  and(3)  be made by a document having the seal of the authority impressed on it.(b)  A sale or closing may not take effect before the expiration of the period in which a petition may be filed under Subsection (c).(c)  The board shall order and conduct an election on the sale or closing of a hospital if, before the 31st day after the date the governing body authorizes the sale or closing, the board receives a petition requesting the election signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the authority.  The number of qualified voters is determined according to the most recent official list of registered voters.(d)  If a petition is filed under Subsection (c), the hospital may be sold or closed only if a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question approve the sale or closing.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.0331 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.0331. Expenditure of Funds for Public Health Initiatives After Sale or Closing of Hospital

Sec. 262.0331.  EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES AFTER SALE OR CLOSING OF HOSPITAL.  (a)  If, after the sale or closing of a hospital under Section 262.033, the authority does not own or operate a hospital, the board may use the authority's available assets to promote public health and general welfare initiatives that the board determines will benefit the residents served by the authority, including:(1)  owning, operating, or funding an indigent health care clinic, medical research facility, medical training facility, or other health care facility;(2)  providing direct or indirect financial assistance to a nonprofit organization that:(A)  owns or operates a hospital, indigent health care clinic, medical research facility, medical training facility, or other health care facility; or(B)  supports an initiative promoting health education, wellness, or disease prevention; and(3)  undertaking any other activity that the board determines is necessary or appropriate to improve public health, promote wellness, prevent disease, or enhance the general welfare of the residents served by the authority.(b)  The board may not make an expenditure under Subsection (a) unless:(1)  the board makes appropriate provisions for the satisfaction of any outstanding bonds, debt obligations, or other liabilities of the authority;(2)  the predominant purpose of the expenditure is to promote the public health and general welfare of the residents served by the authority; and(3)  the board establishes sufficient controls to ensure that the expenditure promotes the public health and general welfare of the residents served by the authority.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 154 (S.B. 233), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.034. Facilities and Services for Elderly and Disabled

Sec. 262.034.  FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED.  (a)  The authority may construct, acquire, own, operate, enlarge, improve, furnish, or equip one or more of the following types of facilities or services for the care of the elderly or disabled:(1)  a nursing home or similar long-term care facility;(2)  elderly housing;(3)  assisted living;(4)  home health;(5)  personal care;(6)  special care;(7)  continuing care;  and(8)  durable medical equipment.(b)  The authority may lease or enter into an operations or management agreement relating to all or part of a facility or service for the care of the elderly or disabled that is owned by the authority.  The authority may sell, transfer, otherwise convey, or close all or part of the facility and may discontinue a service.(c)  The authority may issue revenue bonds and other notes in accordance with this chapter to acquire, construct, or improve a facility for the care of the elderly or disabled or to implement the delivery of a service for the care of the elderly or disabled.(d)  For the purposes of this section, a facility or service described by Subsection (a) is considered to be a hospital project under Chapter 223 (Hospital Project Financing Act).(e)  This section applies only to an authority that owns or operates a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 and that is located in:(1)  a county with a population of 225,000 or less;(2)  those portions of extended municipalities that the federal census bureau has determined to be rural;(3)  an area that is not delineated as an urbanized area by the federal census bureau;  or(4)  a municipality with a population of less than 12,000 and a county with a population of 2.5 million or more at the time the authority begins operating a facility or providing a service described by Subsection (a).(f)  This section does not authorize the authority to issue revenue bonds or other notes in accordance with this chapter to construct, acquire, own, enlarge, improve, furnish, or equip a facility or service listed in Subsection (a) if a private provider of the facility or service is available and accessible in the service area of the authority.(g)  An authority described by Subsection (e)(4) may not own or operate more than 50 licensed nursing home beds under this section and is not subject to Subsection (f).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 117, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 793, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1030, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.036. Retirement Benefits

Sec. 262.036.  RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  If any authority is created by the governing body of a municipality which has established a municipal retirement system pursuant to Chapter 451, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), then the board of such authority shall have the authority to provide and shall provide retirement benefits for employees of the authority by participating in and making all contributions required or authorized by the municipal retirement system established by the municipality pursuant to Chapter 451, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 262.035 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(23), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.037. Establishment of Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 262.037.  ESTABLISHMENT OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The authority may form and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business Organizations Code, to own and operate all or part of one or more ancillary health care facilities consistent with the purposes of an authority under this chapter.(b)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation formed under this section.(c)  The authority may contribute money to or solicit money for the nonprofit corporation.  If the authority contributes money to or solicits money for the corporation, the authority shall establish procedures and controls sufficient to ensure that the money is used by the corporation for public purposes.(d)  A nonprofit corporation formed under this section has the same powers as a development corporation under Section 221.030.(e)  A nonprofit corporation formed under this section shall comply with Chapter 2258, Government Code, in the same manner and to the same extent that the authority is required to comply with that chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 470 (H.B. 2168), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.038. Hospital Authority Contracts, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures

Sec. 262.038.  HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONTRACTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND JOINT VENTURES.  The authority may, directly or through any nonprofit corporation formed by the authority,  contract, collaborate, or enter into a joint venture with any public or private entity as necessary to carry out the functions of or provide services to the authority.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 470 (H.B. 2168), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.039. Investment of Authority Funds

Sec. 262.039.  INVESTMENT OF AUTHORITY FUNDS.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority that:(1)  is located in:(A)  a county of 2.4 million or more; or(B)  a municipality of less than 15,000;(2)  has assets that exceed the amount of any outstanding bonds issued under Subchapter D; and(3)  does not operate a hospital.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, an authority may invest authority funds:(1)  as provided by Chapter 2256, Government Code; and(2)  in any investment a trustee is authorized to make under Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 154 (S.B. 233), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (H.B. 3333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.041. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 262.041.  REVENUE BONDS.  (a)  The authority may issue revenue bonds to provide funds for any of the authority's purposes.(b)  Revenue bonds must be payable from, and secured by a pledge of, revenues from the operation of one or more hospitals and any other revenues from owning hospital property.  Additionally, revenue bonds may be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real property owned by the authority or by a chattel mortgage on the authority's personal property.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.042. Form and Procedure

Sec. 262.042.  FORM AND PROCEDURE.  (a)  Revenue bonds must be authorized by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of a quorum of the board.  The bonds must:(1)  be signed by the president or vice-president of the board; (2)  be countersigned by the secretary of the board;  and(3)  have the seal of the authority impressed or printed on the bonds.(b)  Printed facsimile signatures may be substituted for the actual signatures of the president, vice-president, or secretary.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.043. Terms

Sec. 262.043.  TERMS.  (a)  Revenue bonds must mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years after they are issued.(b)  Revenue bonds may:(1)  be sold at a price and under terms that the board considers the most advantageous reasonably obtainable, except that the net effective interest rate computed according to Chapter 1204, Government Code, may not exceed 10 percent a year;(2)  be made callable before maturity at times and prices prescribed in the resolution authorizing the bonds;  and(3)  be made registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.252, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.044. Notice

Sec. 262.044.  NOTICE.  (a)  Before the board adopts a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds other than refunding bonds, the board shall publish a notice of its intention to adopt the resolution and of the maximum amount and maximum maturity of the bonds.(b)  The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority.  The first notice must be not later than the 15th day before the date set for adoption of the resolution.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.045. Referendum

Sec. 262.045.  REFERENDUM.  (a)  A petition requesting an election on the proposition for the issuance of the revenue bonds may be presented to the president or secretary of the board before the date set for the adoption of the bond resolution.  The petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters residing in the authority who own taxable property in the authority.(b)  The election shall be ordered and held as provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code. The board, president, and secretary shall perform the functions assigned under that chapter respectively to the municipality's governing body, mayor, and municipal secretary.(c)  If a majority of voters who vote at the election approve the issuance of the bonds, the board may issue the bonds.  If a petition is not filed, the board may issue the bonds without an election.  However, the board may order the election on its own motion if a petition is not filed.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.253, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.046. Junior Lien Bonds; Parity Bonds

Sec. 262.046.  JUNIOR LIEN BONDS;  PARITY BONDS.  (a)  Bonds constituting a junior lien on the revenues or properties may be issued unless prohibited by the bond resolution or the trust indenture.(b)  Parity bonds may be issued under conditions specified by the bond resolution or trust indenture.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.047. Bond Proceeds; Investment of Funds

Sec. 262.047.  BOND PROCEEDS;  INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.  (a)  The board may set aside from the proceeds from the sale of bonds:(1)  an amount for payment of not more than two years' interest on the bonds; (2)  the amount required for operating expenses during the first year of operation as estimated by the board;  and(3)  an amount to fund any bond reserve fund or other reserve funds provided for in the bond resolution or trust indenture.(b)  The bond proceeds may be deposited in banks and paid out under terms as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.(c)  The law relating to the security for and the investment of municipal funds controls, to the extent applicable, the investment of the authority's funds.  The bond resolution or trust indenture may further restrict those investments.  Additionally, the authority may invest its bond proceeds, until that money is needed, as authorized by the bond resolution or trust indenture.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.048. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 262.048.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  The authority may issue bonds to refund outstanding bonds in the same manner that other bonds are issued under this chapter.(b)  Bonds issued under this chapter may be exchanged by the comptroller or sold.  The proceeds shall be applied as provided by Subchapters B and C, Chapter 1207, Government Code, or other applicable law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.254, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.049. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 262.049.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  The authority shall submit to the attorney general bonds issued under this chapter and the record relating to the issuance of those bonds.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds were issued in accordance with this chapter, are valid and binding obligations of the authority, and are secured as recited in the bonds:(1)  the attorney general shall approve the bonds;  and(2)  the comptroller shall register the bonds and certify the registration on the bonds.(c)  Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable.(d)  The bonds are negotiable and must contain the following provision: "The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of money raised or to be raised by taxation."|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 262.050. Legal Investments; Security for Deposits

Sec. 262.050.  LEGAL INVESTMENTS;  SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  (a)  Bonds issued under this chapter 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;  or(6)  the interest and sinking fund or other public fund of an authority.(b)  The bonds are eligible and lawful security, to the extent of the value of the bonds, for the deposits of public funds of the state or an authority if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured interest coupons.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 263.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 263 - County Hospitals and Other Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 263.0001. Definition

Sec. 263.0001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0820, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 263.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 263 - County Hospitals and Other Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 263.001. Two or More Counties May Join

Sec. 263.001.  TWO OR MORE COUNTIES MAY JOIN.  (a)  Two or more adjacent counties may act together to carry out the purposes of this chapter and construct one or more hospitals for their joint use as provided by this chapter for a single county if:(1)  each of the counties has fewer than 15,000 inhabitants; and(2)  the executive commissioner approves.(b)  The counties acting together have the same powers and liabilities under this chapter as a single county.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0821, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 263.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 263 - County Hospitals and Other Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 263.002. Additional Hospital

Sec. 263.002.  ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL.  A county may maintain more than one county hospital if considered advisable by the commissioners court of the county and approved by the executive commissioner.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0822, eff. April 2, 2015.|