Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.003
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.003, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 265.003.
Official statutory text
Sec. 265.003. COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF AT LEAST 92,600 AND MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF AT LEAST 57,250. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of at least 92,600 and the governing body of a municipality in that county with a population of at least 57,250 may establish, build, equip, maintain, and operate a hospital for the care and treatment of sick, infirm, or injured inhabitants of the county or municipality.
(b) The commissioners court and the governing body by agreement may divide the hospital costs between the county and the municipality.
(c) If the amounts in the county or municipal general funds are insufficient to pay the hospital costs, the commissioners court or the governing body at a special or general election may submit to the qualified voters of the county or municipality, respectively, a proposition for the county and municipality to establish, build, equip, maintain, and operate a hospital and for:
(1) the levy of a tax for that purpose not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of real and personal property that is taxable by the county or municipality; or
(2) the issuance of bonds by the county or municipality in an amount not to exceed the amount specified in the proposition for all or part of the cost of establishing, building, or equipping the hospital and for the levy of a tax to create a sinking fund for the payment of interest on the bonds not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of real and personal property that is taxable by the county or municipality.
(d) The commissioners court or governing body may assess and levy a tax, or may issue bonds in the manner provided for issuance of other bonds by the county or municipality and assess and levy a tax, as stated in the proposition if the proposition is approved by a majority of votes cast in the election.
(b) The commissioners court and the governing body by agreement may divide the hospital costs between the county and the municipality.
(c) If the amounts in the county or municipal general funds are insufficient to pay the hospital costs, the commissioners court or the governing body at a special or general election may submit to the qualified voters of the county or municipality, respectively, a proposition for the county and municipality to establish, build, equip, maintain, and operate a hospital and for:
(1) the levy of a tax for that purpose not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of real and personal property that is taxable by the county or municipality; or
(2) the issuance of bonds by the county or municipality in an amount not to exceed the amount specified in the proposition for all or part of the cost of establishing, building, or equipping the hospital and for the levy of a tax to create a sinking fund for the payment of interest on the bonds not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of real and personal property that is taxable by the county or municipality.
(d) The commissioners court or governing body may assess and levy a tax, or may issue bonds in the manner provided for issuance of other bonds by the county or municipality and assess and levy a tax, as stated in the proposition if the proposition is approved by a majority of votes cast in the election.
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