Tex. Health & Safety Code § 265.034 · Subchapter D. JOINT COUNTY-MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL BOARDS
AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board shall act through resolutions adopted by the board. The affirmative vote of four directors is required to adopt a resolution.
(b) The board is a joint agent of the county and the municipality for hospital purposes and shall act solely for the joint benefit of the county and the municipality. However, the board shall act independently in the exercise of powers, duties, and functions under this subchapter.
(c) The board may appoint or employ any agent, employee, or official that the board considers necessary or advisable to carry out any power, duty, or function of the board.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.265.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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