Section 282.004 - Petition for Election(a) To propose the establishment of a district:(1) a petition for a creation election signed by at least five percent of the qualified property taxpaying voters of the area of the proposed district must be presented to the commissioners court; and(2) $200 in cash must be deposited with the county clerk at the time of the presentation of the petition.(b) The petition must state: (1) the boundaries of the proposed district;(2) the public necessity for the proposed district; and(3) the name of the proposed district which includes the county name.(c) The petition may include a request for the commissioners court to provide on the ballot at the creation election for voting for or against:(1) imposing a tax to provide funds to construct, equip, maintain, or purchase hospital buildings or land for the district; or(2) the issuance of bonds to acquire sites for and to construct hospital buildings and imposing a tax at the rate necessary to create an interest and sinking fund sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.004
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.