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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 262.003

CREATION

Known as the Hospital Authority Act

The act spans §§ 262–262 (42 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Harris County Hospital District v. Tomball Regional Hospital (2009)

Most recently applied in Harris County Hospital District v. Tomball Regional Hospital (May 2009)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A governing body may adopt an ordinance creating a hospital authority and designating the name of the authority if the governing body finds that creation of the authority is in the best interest of the municipality and its residents.

(b) The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may each adopt an ordinance creating a hospital authority that includes those municipalities and designating the name of the authority if the governing bodies find that creation of the authority is in the best interest of the municipalities.

(c) The authority is composed only of the territory in each municipality in the authority.

(d) The authority is a body politic and corporate.

(e) The authority does not have taxing power.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.