# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.021: APPOINTMENT OF BOARD

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.021

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.021
- **Heading:** APPOINTMENT OF BOARD
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.021

## Text

(a) The commissioners court of a county in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board of hospital managers composed of not less than five or more than seven members.

(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 2.1 million but less than 2.5 million in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board composed of not less than five or more than 15 members.

(c) The Harris County Commissioners Court shall appoint a board composed of not less than seven or more than nine members.

(d) If a district is created under this chapter in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, the district shall be governed by a nine-member board of hospital managers, appointed as follows:

(1) the commissioners court of the county shall appoint four members;

(2) the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county shall appoint four members; and

(3) the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality described by Subdivision (2) shall jointly appoint one member.

(e) The El Paso County Commissioners Court shall appoint a board composed of seven members, and shall by order provide for the qualifications of appointees to the board.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.001 § 281.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.002 § 281.002. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.003 § 281.003. CREATION ELECTION REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.004 § 281.004. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.021 § 281.021. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.022 § 281.022. TERM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.022.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.023 § 281.023. OFFICERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.023.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.024 § 281.024. COMPENSATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.024.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.025 § 281.025. RECORD OF BOARD MEETING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.025.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.026 § 281.026. ADMINISTRATOR; DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.026.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.027 § 281.027. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.027.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.028 § 281.028. STAFF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.028.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.029 § 281.029. RETIREMENT PROGRAMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.029.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.030 § 281.030. SEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C281_S281.030.md)

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