Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 286.022
Contents of Petition
(a)
The petition prescribed by Section 286.021 (Petition for Creation of District) must show:(1)
that the district is to be created and is to operate under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution;(2)
the name of the proposed district;(3)
the district’s boundaries as designated by metes and bounds or other sufficient legal description;(4)
that none of the territory in the district is included in another hospital district;(5)
the names of the temporary directors the commissioners court must appoint under Section 286.030 (Temporary Directors) or a request that the commissioners court appoint temporary directors;(6)
whether the district is to impose a property tax and the maximum tax rate to be voted on at the creation election, which may not exceed 75 cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district;(7)
whether the district is to impose a sales and use tax under Subchapter I and the maximum tax rate to be voted on at the creation election, which may not exceed the rate allowed under that subchapter;(8)
the method by which the permanent directors will be elected, as provided by Subsection (c); and(9)
the mailing address of each petitioner.(b)
The petition must provide for the appointment of the same number of temporary directors as there will be permanent directors.(c)
The petition may provide:(1)
the number of directors for the district, which number must be an odd number;(2)
the method by which directors are to be elected, whether at large, by place, or by a combination of both, so that a specific number of directors are elected from each commissioner precinct and a specific number are elected at large; and(3)
whether directors will be elected to serve two-year or four-year terms.
Source:
Section 286.022 — Contents of Petition, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.286.htm#286.022 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
