Opinion No.

Honorable D. R. "Tom" Uher Chairman Regions, Compacts Districts Committee Texas House of Representatives P. O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether the Sweeny Hospital District may change its jurisdictional boundaries

Dear Representative Uher:

You ask whether the Sweeny Hospital District may change its territorial boundaries to coincide with the newly expanded boundaries of the Sweeny Independent School District. We conclude that the legislature has not authorized an expansion of the Sweeny Hospital District.

The creation of the Sweeny Hospital District is authorized by the legislature in…