Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 265.016. Financial Statement;  Budget

(a) The board of managers shall annually prepare and present to the commissioners court and the municipal governing body a statement of the hospital's financial status with a proposed budget for the following year.

(b) On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the commissioners court and the governing body shall appropriate an amount those entities consider proper and necessary for the use of the board of managers in the operation of the hospital.