{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-286.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.022","heading":"CONTENTS OF PETITION.","body":"(a) The petition prescribed by Section 286.021 must show:\n(1) that the district is to be created and is to operate under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution;\n(2) the name of the proposed district;\n(3) the district's boundaries as designated by metes and bounds or other sufficient legal description;\n(4) that none of the territory in the district is included in another hospital district;\n(5) the names of the temporary directors the commissioners court must appoint under Section 286.030 or a request that the commissioners court appoint temporary directors;\n(6) whether the district is to impose a property tax and the maximum tax rate to be voted on at the creation election, which may not exceed 75 cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district;\n(7) whether the district is to impose a sales and use tax under Subchapter I and the maximum tax rate to be voted on at the creation election, which may not exceed the rate allowed under that subchapter;\n(8) the method by which the permanent directors will be elected, as provided by Subsection (c); and\n(9) the mailing address of each petitioner.\n(b) The petition must provide for the appointment of the same number of temporary directors as there will be permanent directors.\n(c) The petition may provide:\n(1) the number of directors for the district, which number must be an odd number;\n(2) the method by which directors are to be elected, whether at large, by place, or by a combination of both, so that a specific number of directors are elected from each commissioner precinct and a specific number are elected at large; and\n(3) whether directors will be elected to serve two-year or four-year terms.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1290, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (H.B. 3191), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 286. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS CREATED BY VOTER APPROVAL","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.286.htm#286.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"92e7fa7fbe037bde19a3f28b986701dbcaba465820a3e4160a0e2da9cd88776c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-286.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-286.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}