{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-261.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.011","heading":"AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODY.","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.\n(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.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE C. LOCAL HOSPITALS","CHAPTER 261. MUNICIPAL HOSPITALS","SUBCHAPTER B. SALE, LEASE, OR CLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.261.htm#261.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"340a10ad3b466e6d8bd9ccc5c43d7f5387714304e0665c6771c10bc91a12d242","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-261.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-261.012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}