Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 263.022
Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition

(a)

If a bond proposition under Section 263.021 (Establishing or Enlarging Hospital on Petition; Submission of Bond Proposition) is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election, the commissioners court of the county shall establish or enlarge a hospital or medical or other health facility as provided in the proposition and maintain the hospital or facility.

(b)

In establishing, enlarging, or maintaining a hospital or facility, the commissioners court may:

(1)

purchase or lease real or personal property or acquire real property and easements to real property by condemnation;

(2)

purchase or construct any necessary buildings;

(3)

make necessary improvements, repairs, and alterations to an existing building;

(4)

impose property taxes in the county for all necessary expenditures related to the hospital or facility, including maintenance expenses;

(5)

issue county bonds to provide funds to establish, enlarge, and equip the hospital or facility or make any necessary permanent improvements in connection with the hospital or facility; and

(6)

accept and hold a grant or devise of land or a gift or bequest of money or personal property in trust for the county and apply the principal or income, or both, for the benefit of the hospital or facility and in accordance with the terms of the gift.

(c)

Subject to this chapter, the commissioners court may purchase or lease real or personal property, or both, in an adjacent county if the court considers the purchase or lease necessary for hospital purposes. The commissioners court may not acquire real property in an adjacent county by condemnation.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 263.022 — Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­263.­htm#263.­022 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

263.0001
Definition 263.001
Two or More Counties May Join 263.002
Additional Hospital 263.021
Establishing or Enlarging Hospital on Petition 263.022
Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition 263.023
Construction of Hospital to Avoid Inadequate Care in Certain Counties 263.024
Hospital Revenue Bonds 263.025
Hospital Operating Funds Used for Improvements in Certain Counties 263.027
Approval of Construction or Repair 263.028
Contract for Care 263.029
Sale or Lease of Hospital 263.030
Closing of Hospital 263.031
Closing Part of Hospital 263.041
Appointment of Board of Managers 263.042
Operation of Board of Managers 263.043
Compensation and Expenses of Board of Managers 263.044
Tort Claims Payments 263.045
Removal of Manager 263.046
General Powers and Duties of Board of Managers 263.047
Salaries 263.048
Visiting Physicians 263.049
Discharge of Patients 263.050
Dispensaries and Clinics 263.051
School for Children Having Tuberculosis 263.052
Contract for Care by Board 263.053
Records 263.071
Appointment of Superintendent 263.072
Role of Superintendent 263.073
Bond 263.074
General Powers and Duties of Superintendent 263.075
Equipping the Hospital 263.076
Officers and Employees 263.077
Accounts and Records 263.078
Forms for Admission 263.079
Admission of Persons from County 263.080
Admission of Persons from Adjacent County 263.081
Condition and Treatment of Patient 263.082
Payment by Patient 263.083
Support 263.084
Discharge of Patients 263.085
Collection of Money 263.101
Inspections 263.102
Rules and Publications
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Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 263.022’s source at texas​.gov