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Citizen asks commissioners to seek clarification on hospital-district legal representation

Titus County Commissioners Court · January 31, 2026
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Summary

Terry Carter urged Titus County to seek higher-authority guidance about whether the county attorney must serve as the Titus County Hospital District's attorney of record, asking the court to request the hospital district refrain from major votes until the issue is resolved; county officials said a formal opinion likely depends on the existence and terms of an actual contract.

Terry Carter presented a list of questions to the commissioners, asking the court to press the Titus County Hospital District to pause any votes on partnerships, sales or leases until a higher authority can clarify whether state law requires the county attorney to be the hospital district's attorney of record.

"The hospital district itself…

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