Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 263.022. Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition

(1) purchase or lease real or personal property or acquire real property and easements to real property by condemnation;

(2) purchase or construct any necessary buildings;

(3) make necessary improvements, repairs, and alterations to an existing building;

(4) impose property taxes in the county for all necessary expenditures related to the hospital or facility, including maintenance expenses;

(5) issue county bonds to provide funds to establish, enlarge, and equip the hospital or facility or make any necessary permanent improvements in connection with the hospital or facility;  and

(6) accept and hold a grant or devise of land or a gift or bequest of money or personal property in trust for the county and apply the principal or income, or both, for the benefit of the hospital or facility and in accordance with the terms of the gift.