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2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.125. Provisions of Bonds

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, and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities the revenue of which is pledged.
(b)  The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may also prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued.
(c)  The orders or resolutions of the board issuing bonds may contain other provisions and covenants as the board may determine.
(d)  The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.126. Approval and Registration of Bonds

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 approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.
(c)  After the approval and registration of bonds, the bonds are incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms for all purposes.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.127. Refunding Bonds

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 interest at any rate or rates permitted by state law.
(c)  Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other sources.
(d)  The refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general in the same manner as the district's other bonds and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.
(e)  The orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds may provide that they be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded.  If refunding bonds are issued before cancellation of the other bonds, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds being refunded and interest on those bonds accruing to their maturity dates or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to their terms shall be deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.
(f)  A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries.  Refunding bonds and their interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
(g)  In lieu of the method set forth in Subsections (a)-(f), a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of the state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.128. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits

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 guardian;  and
(9)  a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, and other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.
(b)  District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.129. Tax Status of Bonds

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 by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.201. Short Title

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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.202. Purpose

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 emergency communication procedures and facilities in a manner that will make possible the quick response to any person calling the telephone number 9-1-1 seeking police, fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services.  To this purpose the legislature finds that:
(1)  it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid;
(2)  there exist thousands of different emergency telephone numbers throughout the state, and telephone exchange boundaries and central office service areas do not necessarily correspond to public safety and political boundaries;
(3)  a dominant part of the state's population is located in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas that generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more counties;  and
(4)  provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained would provide a significant contribution to law enforcement and other public safety efforts by making it less difficult to notify public safety personnel quickly.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.203. Definitions

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., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.204. Application of Subchapter

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 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.205. Additional Territory

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 agency located in whole or part in a county adjoining the county for which the district is created, by resolution adopted by its governing body and approved by the board of the district, may become part of the district and subject to its benefits and requirements.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.207. Powers and Duties of Board

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 operation of a 9-1-1 system.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.208. Director of District

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 time.
(c)  With the board's approval, the director may employ any experts, employees, or consultants that the director considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(d)  The director shall perform all duties that the board requires and shall supervise as general manager the operations of the district subject to any limitations prescribed by the board.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.209. Budget; Annual Report; Audit

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 majority of the district is located;
(3)  be presented to the governing body of each municipality eligible to appoint a member of the board of managers under Sections 772.206(a)(2)-(4) and (6);
(4)  be presented to the governing body of each other participating jurisdiction as provided by Subsection (b);  and
(5)  subject to Subsection (c), be approved by a majority of the entities to which the budget must be presented under Subdivisions (2) through (4).
(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), the proposed budget must be presented to:
(1)  the mayor's council established to administer urban development block grant funds, if one exists in the district;  or
(2)  if a mayor's council does not exist in the district, the governing bodies of the other participating jurisdictions.
(c)  For the purpose of determining approval by a majority under Subsection (a)(5) if the budget is required to be presented under Subsection (b)(2), the other participating jurisdictions are considered to be acting jointly as one entity.
(d)  A revision of the budget must be approved in the same manner as the budget.
(e)  As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board and to each participating jurisdiction in writing a sworn statement of all money received by the district and how the money was used during the preceding fiscal year.  The report must state in detail the operations of the district for the fiscal year covered by the report.
(f)  The board shall have an independent financial audit of the district performed annually.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1288, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.210. Establishment of 9-1-1 Service

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 number identification;
(5)  automatic location identification;
(6)  selective routing;  or
(7)  any equivalent method.
(b)  A district shall provide 9-1-1 service using one or both of the following plans:
(1)  the district may design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for each participating jurisdiction with the consent of the jurisdiction;  or
(2)  the district may design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for two or more participating jurisdictions with the consent of each of those jurisdictions if a joint operation would be more economically feasible than separate systems for each jurisdiction.
(c)  Under either plan authorized by Subsection (b), the final plans for the particular system must have the approval of each participating jurisdiction covered by the system.
(d)  The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system.  A 9-1-1 system in a district created under this subchapter must be computerized.
(e)  A service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service, a manufacturer of equipment used in providing 9-1-1 service, or an officer or employee of a service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service is not liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.211. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

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 separate number or numbers for nonemergency telephone calls.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.212. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

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 requested service at the place from which the call originates.  A 9-1-1 system may also provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, such as poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense, with the approval of the board and the consent of the participating jurisdiction.
(b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.
(c)  With the consent of a participating jurisdiction, a privately owned automatic intrusion alarm or other privately owned automatic alerting device may be installed to cause the number 9-1-1 to be dialed in order to gain access to emergency services.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 4350), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.213. Powers of District

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 or be sued.
(b)  To fund the district, the district may apply for, accept, and receive federal, state, county, or municipal funds and private funds and may spend those funds for the purposes of this subchapter.  The board shall determine the method and sources of funding for the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.214. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee

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 be imposed on more than 100 local exchange access lines or their equivalent for a single business entity at a single location, unless the lines are used by residents of the location.  The fee may also not be imposed on any line that the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or an equivalent local exchange access line pursuant to Section 771.063.  If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and that is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.  The fee must have uniform application and must be imposed in each participating jurisdiction.
(c)  The rate of the fee may not exceed six percent of the monthly base rate charged a service user by the principal service supplier in the participating jurisdiction.
(d)  The board shall set the amount of the fee each year as part of the annual budget.  The board shall notify each service supplier of a change in the amount of the fee not later than the 91st day before the date the change takes effect.
(e)  In imposing the fee, the board shall attempt to match the district's revenues to its operating expenditures and to provide reasonable reserves for contingencies and for the purchase and installation of 9-1-1 emergency service equipment.  If the revenue received from the fee exceeds the amount of money needed to fund the district, the board by resolution shall reduce the rate of the fee to an amount adequate to fund the district or suspend the imposition of the fee.  If the board suspends the imposition of the fee, the board by resolution may reinstitute the fee if money received by the district is not adequate to fund the district.
(f)  In a public agency whose governing body at a later date votes to receive 9-1-1 service from the district, the fee is imposed beginning on the date the board approves making the public agency a participating jurisdiction.  The fee authorized to be charged in a district applies to new territory added to the district when the territory becomes part of the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1203, Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 171), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.216. District Depository

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 and until a successor depository is selected and qualified.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.217. Allowable Expenses

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.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 39, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.218. Number and Location Identification

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 facilities and owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to provide telephone service to facility residents shall provide to those residential end users the same level of 9-1-1 service that a service supplier is required to provide under Subsection (a) to other residential end users in the district.
(c)  Information furnished under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection.
(d)  A business service user that owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to provide telephone services to nonaffiliated businesses shall provide to those business end users the same level of 9-1-1 service that a service supplier is required to provide under Subsection (a) to other business end users in the district.
(e)  A business service user that owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to consolidate telephone services at two or more physical addresses shall provide a level of 9-1-1 service that identifies an accurate physical address and telephone number for each 9-1-1 call.  For purposes of this section, each floor of a multitenant building is a different physical address.
(f)  A hotel, motel, or similar lodging facility that does not operate with a 24-hour, seven-day on-site telephone operator must use a system that furnishes the telephone number and location of the individual unit from which a 9-1-1 call is placed.
(g)  A service supplier, business service user, or lodging facility that implements the network and database enhancements necessary to provide a service described in Subsection (b), (d), (e), or (f), including a supplier, user, or facility that is not required to provide the service, is not liable to a person who uses a 9-1-1 system created under this subchapter for the release to the district of the information specified in this section.
(h)  Subsections (d) and (e) do not apply to a telecommunications system installed by a public school district or a state agency.
(i)  Subsections (d), (e), and (f) apply only to a telecommunications system installed on or after September 1, 2003.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 84, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.219. Public Review

Sec. 772.219.  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 creation of the district is filed with the county clerk.  Subsequent hearings shall be held three years after the date each order required by Subsection (d) is adopted.
(b)  The board shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district.  The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.
(c)  At the hearing, the board shall also solicit comments on the participation of the district in the applicable regional plan for 9-1-1 service under Chapter 771.  After the hearing, the board may choose to participate in the regional plan as provided by that chapter.
(d)  After the hearing, the board shall adopt an order on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.220. Dissolution Procedures

Sec. 772.220.  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 district was located shall assume the assets of the district and pay the district's debts.  If the district's assets are insufficient to retire the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district, the commissioners court shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the commissioners court.  Proceeds from the imposition of the fee after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district.
(b)  The commissioners court shall retire the district's indebtedness to the extent practicable according to the terms of the bonds and the terms of the orders and resolutions authorizing issuance of the bonds.
(c)  The commissioners court by order may adopt the rules necessary to administer this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.221. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 772.221.  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;  and
(2)  the installation of equipment necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.222. Repayment of Bonds

Sec. 772.222.  REPAYMENT OF BONDS.  The board may provide for the payment of the 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, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.223. Additional Security for Bonds

Sec. 772.223.  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 payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and all other powers necessary for the further security of the bonds.
(b)  The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may include provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate and may make provisions for investment of funds of the district.
(c)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties and rights purchased and may maintain and operate them.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.224. Form of Bonds

Sec. 772.224.  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 coupons, if any, are investment securities under the terms of Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the district, or contain a mandatory redemption provision.
(d)  A district may issue its bonds in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, and the bonds shall be signed and executed, as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing their issuance.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.225. Provisions of Bonds

Sec. 772.225.  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 and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities, the revenue of which is pledged.
(b)  The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may also prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued.
(c)  The orders or resolutions of the board issuing bonds may contain other provisions and covenants as the board may determine.
(d)  The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.226. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 772.226.  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 approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.
(c)  After the approval and registration of bonds, the bonds are incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are valid and binding obligations according to their terms for all purposes.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.227. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 772.227.  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 interest at any rate or rates permitted by state law.
(c)  Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other sources.
(d)  The refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general as provided by Section 772.226 and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.
(e)  The orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds may provide that they be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded.  If refunding bonds are issued before cancellation of the other bonds, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds being refunded and interest on those bonds accruing to their maturity dates or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to their terms shall be deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.
(f)  A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries. Refunding bonds and their interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
(g)  In lieu of the method set forth in Subsections (a)-(f), a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of this state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.228. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits

Sec. 772.228.  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 guardian;  and
(9)  a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, and other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.
(b)  District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.229. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 772.229.  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 by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.301. Short Title

Sec. 772.301.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Emergency Telephone Number Act.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.302. Purpose

Sec. 772.302.  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 emergency communication procedures and facilities in a manner that will make possible the quick response to any person calling the telephone number 9-1-1 seeking police, fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services.  To this purpose the legislature finds that:
(1)  it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid;
(2)  there exist thousands of different emergency telephone numbers throughout the state, and telephone exchange boundaries and central office service areas do not necessarily correspond to public safety and political boundaries;
(3)  a dominant part of the state's population is located in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas that generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more counties;  and
(4)  provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained would provide a significant contribution to law enforcement and other public safety efforts by making it less difficult to notify public safety personnel quickly.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.303. Definitions

Sec. 772.303.  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., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.304. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.304.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of more than 20,000 or to a group of two or more contiguous counties each with a population of 20,000 or more in which an emergency communication district was created under Chapter 288, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, before January 1, 1988, or to a public agency or group of public agencies that withdraws from participation in a regional plan under Section 771.058(d).
(b)  This subchapter does not affect the authority of a public agency to operate under another law authorizing the creation of a district in which 9-1-1 service is provided.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.305. Additional Territory

Sec. 772.305.  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 whole or part in a county adjoining the district, by resolution adopted by its governing body and approved by the board of the district, may become part of the district and subject to its benefits and requirements.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.3051. Removal of Certain Municipal Territory

Sec. 772.3051.  REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL TERRITORY.  (a)  A municipality that is a participating jurisdiction may request that the municipality be removed from the district if the municipality operated a consolidated public safety answering point with at least three emergency communication districts described by Section 771.001(3)(A) for at least a three-year period before September 1, 2019.
(b)  The board of a district that receives a request under Subsection (a) shall approve the request and, not later than the 91st day before the date the removal will take effect, notify each service supplier providing service in the district of the scheduled removal. The removal must take effect on a date that:
(1)  allows the board to comply with the notice requirements of this section; and
(2)  is not later than the 180th day after the date the board receives the request.
(c)  Removal of a municipality under this section does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of the district.
(d)  If a municipality is removed under this section, the municipality shall compensate the district in an amount equal to the municipality's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness at the time the municipality is removed.  The district shall apply compensation received from a municipality under this subsection exclusively to the payment of the municipality's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 819 (H.B. 2461), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.307. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.307.  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 operation of a 9-1-1 system.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.308. Director of District

Sec. 772.308.  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 time.
(c)  With the board's approval, the director may employ any experts, employees, or consultants that the director considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(d)  The director shall perform all duties that the board requires and shall supervise as general manager the operations of the district subject to any limitations prescribed by the board.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.