Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.011: AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODY.

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may order the sale, lease, or closure of all or part of a hospital owned and operated by the municipality, including real property. The ordinance must include a finding by the governing body that the sale, lease, or closure is in the best interest of the residents of the municipality.

(b) A sale or closure may not take effect before the expiration of the period in which a petition may be filed under Section 261.012.

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