# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.010: DEDICATED TAX REVENUES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.010
- **Heading:** DEDICATED TAX REVENUES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.010

## Text

If the governing body of a governmental entity adopts a property tax rate that exceeds the rate calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code, by more than eight percent, and if a portion of the tax rate was designated to provide revenue for indigent health care services required by this chapter, the revenue produced by the portion of the tax rate designated for that purpose may be spent only to provide indigent health care services.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.001 § 61.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.002 § 61.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.003 § 61.003. RESIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.004 § 61.004. RESIDENCE OR ELIGIBILITY DISPUTE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.005 § 61.005. CONTRIBUTION TOWARD COST OF ASSISTANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.006 § 61.006. STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.007 § 61.007. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY APPLICANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.008 § 61.008. ELIGIBILITY RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.009 § 61.009. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.010 § 61.010. DEDICATED TAX REVENUES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.011 § 61.011. SERVICES BY STATE HOSPITAL OR CLINIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.012 § 61.012. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.021 § 61.021. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.022 § 61.022. COUNTY OBLIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.022.md)

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