{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-281.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.043","heading":"ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.","body":"On the creation of the district, the district assumes, without prejudice to the rights of third parties, any outstanding contract obligations legally incurred by the county or municipality, or both, for the construction, support, maintenance, or operation of hospital facilities and the provision of health care services or hospital care, including mental health care, to indigent residents of the county or municipality before the creation of the district.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.213, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 281. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF AT LEAST 190,000","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.281.htm#281.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1d3c3822b00d057673a1fc7a74209f71fcf31a88095f34e224afa5c09e0a0b5f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-281.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-281.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}