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Nacogdoches council urges state to consider changes to hospital district law after fraught debate
Summary
The Nacogdoches City Council voted to ask the Texas Legislature to consider amending parts of chapter 1069 governing the Nacogdoches Hospital District, citing operating shortfalls, pension liabilities and bond debt; the resolution passed 3–1–1 after public questions and lengthy council debate.
Mayor Randy Johnson said the council would ask state lawmakers to amend parts of chapter 1069 of the Texas Special District Local Laws Code to give stakeholders a greater role in the Nacogdoches Hospital District's governance and finances.
The move followed presentations from staff outlining what they described as the district's precarious finances: roughly $3 million in indigent-care costs, about $45–47 million in bond debt and an $18 million pension shortfall. "We need the hospital to be righted," City Manager Beverly said during the discussion.
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