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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.003

DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.003, DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/670441
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(a) A county authorized to establish a hospital district under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution may create a hospital district and provide for the establishment of a countywide hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district. (b) If the county authorized to establish a hospital district under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution owns and operates a hospital or hospital system for indigent or needy persons, separately or jointly with a municipality, the countywide hospital district may take over the hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.