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TX Health & Safety Code § 283.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter G. Taxes|Section 283.123. Ballot Proposition for Tax Increase

Sec. 283.123.  BALLOT PROPOSITION FOR TAX INCREASE.  The ballot for a tax increase under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The increase of the hospital district tax from (the existing tax levy) to (the amount of existing tax plus the increase determined by the commissioners court in its order calling the election) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 283.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter H. District Conversion|Section 283.131. District Conversion Authority

Sec. 283.131.  DISTRICT CONVERSION AUTHORITY.  A hospital district created in accordance with Chapter 281 may be converted into a district subject to this chapter, or a district created in accordance with this chapter may be converted into a district subject to Chapter 281.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 283.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter H. District Conversion|Section 283.132. Conversion Election Required

Sec. 283.132.  CONVERSION ELECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  A district may be converted under this subchapter only if the conversion is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county in which the district is located who vote at an election called and held for that purpose.(b)  The commissioners court shall order a conversion election not later than the 20th day after the date of presentation of a petition for conversion signed by at least five percent of the qualified property taxpaying voters of the county.(c)  If the election is on the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, when the commissioners court orders the election, the court shall determine the amount of tax necessary:(1)  to operate and maintain the district's hospital system; (2)  to make improvements and additions to the hospital system, including the acquisition of necessary sites;  and(3)  to pay when due the principal of and interest on district bonds assumed by the original district but excluding bonds issued by the original district.(d)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law and that occurs at least 30 days after the date on which the court orders the election.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 283.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter H. District Conversion|Section 283.133. Ballot Propositions

Sec. 283.133.  BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.  (a)  The ballot for the election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created under this chapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 to a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."(b)  The ballot for an election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, if no bonds issued by the district are outstanding, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, to a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957, and the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."(c)  The ballot for an election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, if bonds issued by the district are outstanding, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, to a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957, and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district until presently outstanding bonds issued by the district have been retired, and thereafter the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 283.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter H. District Conversion|Section 283.134. Effective Date of Conversion

Sec. 283.134.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONVERSION.  If a majority of the qualified voters participating in the election vote in favor of the proposition, the conversion becomes effective on the 30th day after the date that the election results are declared.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 283.135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter H. District Conversion|Section 283.135. Effect of Conversion

Sec. 283.135.  EFFECT OF CONVERSION.  (a)  The district's identity is not affected by the conversion, and the district is liable for all outstanding debts and obligations assumed or incurred by the district.(b)  Any bonds voted by a district originally created under Chapter 281 which have not been issued on the date of the conversion election may not be issued.(c)  On conversion of a district from one operated under Chapter 281 to one operated under this chapter, the district may not impose a tax in excess of the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order for any purposes other than to pay the principal of and interest on the unpaid bonds issued by the district before the date of conversion.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 283.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957|Subchapter H. District Conversion|Section 283.136. Limitation on Further Elections

Sec. 283.136.  LIMITATION ON FURTHER ELECTIONS.  (a)  If the proposition fails to carry at the conversion election, the district may not hold another election on the proposition for two years after the date of the election.(b)  A district that has converted under this subchapter may hold an election for reconversion after five years after the date of the conversion.  The election for reconversion must be held in the same manner as provided in this subchapter for the conversion.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.001. Authority to Issue; Form of Bonds

Sec. 284.001.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE;  FORM OF BONDS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of at least 200,000 in which a hospital district has been created in accordance with Article IX of the Texas Constitution may issue revenue bonds to provide funds to:(1)  acquire, construct, repair, renovate, improve, enlarge, and equip a hospital facility;  and(2)  acquire any real or personal property on behalf of the district for those purposes.(b)  The commissioners court may not issue revenue bonds under this subchapter on behalf of a hospital district to purchase a nursing home for long-term care.(c)  The bonds and bond interest coupons are negotiable instruments.(d)  The bonds may be issued in the form, denomination, and manner and under the terms and conditions determined and provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.002. Terms

Sec. 284.002.  TERMS.  (a)  The bonds must mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years after the date they are issued.(b)  The bonds may be:(1)  made redeemable before maturity;  and(2)  issued registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest.(c)  The bonds shall be executed in the manner and bear interest at the rate provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.003. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 284.003.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  The commissioners court shall submit the bonds and the proceedings authorizing their issuance to the attorney general for examination.  If the attorney general finds that the bonds are authorized in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and the comptroller shall register the bonds.(b)  After approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are binding obligations according to their terms.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.004. Security

Sec. 284.004.  SECURITY.  (a)  The commissioners court may make bonds issued under this subchapter payable from and secured by a lien on or pledge of all or part of the hospital district revenue from operation or ownership of hospital facilities, except ad valorem taxes.(b)  The commissioners court may also secure the bonds by:(1)  a pledge of all or part of a grant, a donation, or other income received from a public or private source, whether in accordance with an agreement or otherwise;  and(2)  a mortgage or deed of trust on real property on which a district hospital facility is or will be located and any real or personal property incident or appurtenant to that facility.(c)  The commissioners court may authorize the execution and delivery of a trust indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other form of encumbrance to evidence a security agreement under Subsection (b)(2).|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.005. Sale of Bonds; Use of Proceeds

Sec. 284.005.  SALE OF BONDS;  USE OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  The bonds may be sold in the manner, at the price, and under the terms determined and provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.(b)  If permitted by the bond order, a required part of the proceeds from the bond sale may be used for:(1)  the payment of interest on the bonds during the construction of hospital facilities financed with bond proceeds; (2)  the payment of operation and maintenance expenses of those facilities to the extent and for the period specified by the bond order;  and(3)  the creation of reserves for the payment of bond principal and interest.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.006. Investment of Bond Proceeds

Sec. 284.006.  INVESTMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS.  Proceeds from the sale of bonds may be invested until needed to the extent and in the manner provided by the bond order.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.007. Legal Investments

Sec. 284.007.  LEGAL INVESTMENTS.  The bonds are legal and authorized investments for:(1)  a bank; (2)  a trust company; (3)  a savings and loan association; (4)  an insurance company; (5)  a small business investment corporation; (6)  a fiduciary; (7)  a trustee; (8)  a guardian;  or(9)  an interest or sinking fund or other public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.008. Security for Deposits

Sec. 284.008.  SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  The bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state or of a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their market value if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons, if any.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.009. Authority to Issue Subsequent Bonds

Sec. 284.009.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBSEQUENT BONDS.  In the authorization of bonds under Section 284.001, the commissioners court may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity, subordinate lien, or other bonds, under the terms or conditions stated in the order authorizing the issuance of the original bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.010. Refunding Bonds and Refinancing

Sec. 284.010.  REFUNDING BONDS AND REFINANCING.  (a)  Revenue bonds issued by the commissioners court under this subchapter or under any other statute of this state and payable from hospital facility revenue may be refunded or otherwise refinanced by the commissioners court.(b)  The provisions of this subchapter pertinent and appropriate to the issuance of revenue bonds generally apply to the refunding bonds.(c)  In issuing refunding bonds or in refinancing revenue bonds, the commissioners court in the same authorizing proceedings may:(1)  refund or refinance bonds issued under this subchapter and bonds issued under another statute of this state and combine the refunding bonds with other new bonds to be issued under those laws into one or more issues or series of bonds;  and(2)  provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity, subordinate lien, or other bonds.(d)  Refunding bonds shall be issued and delivered under the terms and conditions stated in the authorizing proceedings.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.011. Taxes to Pay Operating and Maintenance Expenses

Sec. 284.011.  TAXES TO PAY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.  (a)  Ad valorem taxes of the hospital district shall be used to pay hospital facility operation and maintenance expenses to the extent that hospital facility revenue and income are not available at any time to pay all those expenses.(b)  The proceeds of an annual ad valorem tax may be pledged to pay hospital facility operation and maintenance expenses in the order authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter.(c)  During each year that any of the bonds are outstanding, the commissioners court shall compute and determine the rate and amount of ad valorem tax that is sufficient to raise and produce the funds required to pay required hospital facility operation and maintenance expenses if the annual ad valorem tax is pledged as security for the payment of those expenses.  In determining the tax rate, the commissioners court may allow for tax delinquencies and the cost of tax collection.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.012. Authority of District Governing Body in Absence of Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 284.012.  AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT GOVERNING BODY IN ABSENCE OF AD VALOREM TAX.  If a hospital district created under Article IX of the Texas Constitution does not have ad valorem taxes levied on behalf of the district by the commissioners court of the county in which the hospital district is located, the district board of directors or other governing body has all of the powers and duties otherwise provided to a commissioners court under this subchapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.013. Annual Budget

Sec. 284.013.  ANNUAL BUDGET.  (a)  The commissioners court, board of hospital managers, or hospital district board of directors shall provide in each annual hospital district budget for the payment of all operation and maintenance expenses of the hospital district.(b)  In preparing the budget, the commissioners court or board may consider the estimated revenue and income from hospital facilities that will be available for paying operation and maintenance expenses after providing for all principal, interest, and reserve requirements in connection with the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.014. Authority to Charge for Hospital Services

Sec. 284.014.  AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.  (a)  The commissioners court, board of hospital managers, or hospital district board of directors may fix and collect charges for the occupancy or use of hospital facilities and hospital services in the amount and manner determined by the commissioners court or board.(b)  The charges shall be fixed and collected in an amount:(1)  sufficient, with other pledged resources, to provide for all payments of principal, interest, and any other amounts required in connection with the bonds;  and(2)  required by the bond order to provide for payment of all or part of the operation, maintenance, and other expenses of the hospital facilities.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000|Section 284.015. Use of Other Law

Sec. 284.015.  USE OF OTHER LAW.  A commissioners court may use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any power expressly or impliedly granted by this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 284.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds|Subchapter B. Issuing and Refunding Revenue Bonds by Hospital Districts Created Under Article Ix, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution|Section 284.031. Authority to Issue

Sec. 284.031.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.  (a)  A hospital district created in accordance with Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution may issue revenue bonds to:(1)  acquire, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings and improvements for hospital purposes;  and(2)  acquire sites for hospital purposes.(b)  The hospital district may refund revenue bonds previously issued for the purposes specified by Subsection (a).(c)  The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of district revenues from operation of a hospital.  The bonds may also be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district's property.(d)  The bonds must be issued in accordance with Sections 264.042-264.047(a), 264.048, and 264.049, and with the effect specified by Section 264.050.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|