Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 261.012
Sale or Closure Petition; Election

(a)

The governing body shall order and conduct an election on the sale or closure of a hospital if, before the 31st day after the date the governing body orders the sale or closure, the governing body receives a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality requesting the election.

(b)

If a petition is filed under Subsection (a), the sale or closure is contingent on voter approval. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question approve the sale or closure, the hospital may be sold or closed. The number of qualified voters of the municipality is determined according to the most recent official list of qualified voters.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 261.013. FORM AND TERMS OF LEASE IN MUNICIPALITY OF 25,000 OR LESS. (a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality for operation by the lessee as a public hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the governing body and the lessee. The term of the lease may not exceed 50 years.

(b)

The lease must:

(1)

be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body;

(2)

be executed on behalf of the municipality by the mayor and the municipal secretary or clerk; and

(3)

have the seal of the municipality impressed on the lease.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 261.012 — Sale or Closure Petition; Election, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­261.­htm#261.­012 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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