Section 261.013 - Form and Terms of Lease in Municipality of 25,000 or Less(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality for operation by the lessee as a public hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the governing body and the lessee. The term of the lease may not exceed 50 years.(b) The lease must: (1) be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body;(2) be executed on behalf of the municipality by the mayor and the municipal secretary or clerk; and(3) have the seal of the municipality impressed on the lease.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.013
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.