Sec. 283.121.  TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.  (a)  If the district has issued or assumed bonds payable from taxes, the commissioners court shall impose a tax for the benefit of the district on all property subject to district taxation.
(b)  The commissioners court may impose a tax for:
(1)  the entire year in which the district is created; 
(2)  maintenance and operation of the district;  and
(3)  improvements and additions to the hospital system.
(c)  The total tax rate of the district may not exceed:
(1)  the rate authorized by the voters of the district;  or
(2)  the constitutional tax rate limit.
(d)  The tax revenue may be used:
(1)  to create an interest and sinking fund for bonds that may be assumed or issued by the district for hospital purposes in accordance with this chapter; 
(2)  to provide for the operation and maintenance of the hospital or hospital system;  and
(3)  to make improvements and additions to the hospital system, including the acquisition of necessary sites.
(e)  The county tax assessor-collector shall collect the tax.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.