Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 265.002
County and Any Two or More Municipalities
(a)
The commissioners court of a county may cooperate with the proper authorities of two or more municipalities to establish, build, equip, and maintain a hospital in the county.(b)
The commissioners court may appropriate funds for the hospital that the commissioners court considers appropriate after a joint conference with the municipal authorities.(c)
The commissioners court and the municipal authorities shall jointly control the management of the hospital.(b)
The commissioners court may appropriate funds for the hospital that the court considers appropriate after a joint conference with the municipal authorities.(c)
The commissioners court and the municipal authorities shall jointly control the management of the hospital.(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.
Source:
Section 265.002 — County and Any Two or More Municipalities, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.265.htm#265.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
