{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-285.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.151","heading":"ASSETS TRANSFERRED ON DISSOLUTION.","body":"Notwithstanding any general or special law, if a hospital district is dissolved and the money or other assets of the district are transferred to a county or other governmental entity under a process established in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, the governmental entity shall use all transferred assets to:\n(1) pay the outstanding debts and obligations of the district relating to the assets at the time of the transfer, if any; and\n(2) furnish medical and hospital care for indigent persons who reside in the territory within the jurisdiction of the governmental entity.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 285. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER K. DISSOLUTION OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.285.htm#285.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"0396296dbab766f6fccb77b69a31dc57a640df0e1d5741e14f11fa3d65f81bd0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-285.131","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-285.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}