Notwithstanding any general or special law, if a hospital district is dissolved and the money or other assets of the district are transferred to a county or other governmental entity under a process established in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, the governmental entity shall use all transferred assets to:
(1) pay the outstanding debts and obligations of the district relating to the assets at the time of the transfer, if any; and
(2) furnish medical and hospital care for indigent persons who reside in the territory within the jurisdiction of the governmental entity.