{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-265.019","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.019","heading":"USE OF EARNINGS OR ASSETS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES PROHIBITED.","body":"Except as reasonable compensation for services rendered or reasonable allowance for authorized expenditures incurred on behalf of the board of managers or the hospital, the net earnings of the board or the hospital may not be used for the benefit of a private officer, board member, individual, or substantial contributor to the board of managers or the hospital. The assets of the board or the hospital may not be distributed to, be divided among, be used for, accrue to, or benefit a private officer, board member, individual, or substantial contributor to the board or the hospital.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 151, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE C. LOCAL HOSPITALS","CHAPTER 265. JOINT MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY HOSPITALS","SUBCHAPTER B. JOINT HOSPITAL WITH BOARD OF MANAGERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.265.htm#265.019","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"ab13e739fc9e72198a6f1c733c70c50fdb9f951be35e2e8af9d0813d2a9f7699","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-265.0181","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-265.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}