Texas § HS.263.030 - CLOSING OF HOSPITAL
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§ HS.263.030. CLOSING OF HOSPITAL
CLOSING OF HOSPITAL. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order on terms it considers reasonable may close a hospital or medical facility constructed, purchased, or acquired under this chapter. (b) The order is final 30 days after the date of adoption unless at least 10 percent of the qualified voters in the county petition the commissioners court requesting an election to determine whether the hospital or facility should be closed. (c) On proper petition, the commissioners court shall set a time for an election and shall submit to the qualified voters of the county ballots providing for voting for or against the proposition: "The closing of (name of hospital or facility to be closed)." Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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