Texas Special District Local Laws Code
§ 1072.021 — ELECTION ON CREATION OF DISTRICT
SD § 1072.021Title 3. HEALTH · Part A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS · Ch. 1072. RUNNELS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT · Art. A-1. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The Commissioners Court of Runnels County shall order an election for the registered voters of Runnels County who do not reside in the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District or the North Runnels County Hospital District on the question of creating the Runnels County Hospital District if the commissioners court receives notice that:
(1)the board of directors of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District intends to order an election to dissolve the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and create the Runnels County Hospital District under Subchapter D-1, Chapter 1004; and
(2)the board of directors of the North Runnels County Hospital District intends to order an election to dissolve the North Runnels County Hospital District and create the Runnels County Hospital District under Section 20c, Chapter 206, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969.
(b)The Commissioners Court of Runnels County shall notify the boards of directors of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and the North Runnels County Hospital District that the commissioners court intends to hold the election under this section.
(c)The election held under this section shall be held on the same date as the elections to dissolve the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and the North Runnels County Hospital District and to create the Runnels County Hospital District. The Commissioners Court of Runnels County shall coordinate with the boards of directors of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and the North Runnels County Hospital District in setting the election date under this section.
(d)The order calling the election under this section must state:
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 18.001, eff. September 1, 2013.