{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1084.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.053","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.","body":"(a) A person may not be elected or appointed to an elected position on the board unless the person is:\n(1) a resident of the district; and\n(2) a qualified voter.\n(b) In addition to the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a), a person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person:\n(1) directly or indirectly has an ownership or investment interest in a health care facility located in Palo Pinto County; or\n(2) directly or in conjunction with another person or entity has an ownership interest in another business or entity that:\n(A) is related to health care; and\n(B) provides a good or service to the area served by the district that is the same as or substantially similar to a good or service provided by the district.\n(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to:\n(1) an ownership or investment interest in publicly available shares of a registered investment company, such as a mutual fund, that owns publicly traded equity securities or debt obligations issued by:\n(A) a health care facility;\n(B) a business or entity described by Subsection (b); or\n(C) an entity that owns the health care facility, business, or entity; or\n(2) a physician's ownership interest in the physician's own medical practice.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1084. PALO PINTO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1084.htm#1084.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"192cdb504868826f8168cc5a59b830eb5310d83d3ea601d25ac29f1963475537","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1084.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1084.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}