NEWS
Hashmi family returns as the lone bidder for BMH property
Dr. Hasan Farid Hashmi
By BARBARA GREEN
With a second round of bid letting completed, the Bowie Hospital Authority is almost back where it started in early December with the Hashmi family from the Texas General Hospital group the sole bidder for the hospital.
The board of trustees met Monday evening to open the bid submitted by Dr. Hasan Farid Hashmi and his son, Faraz Hashmi. The price for the building and related buildings is $1.5 million to be paid in cash at the time of closing.
The bid includes the main hospital, former rehabilitation building, laundry and two-story house next to rehab.
The bid does not include the accounts receivable, which was a separate item in the bid package.
The board will meet at noon on Feb. 19 to consider the bid after it has been reviewed by legal counsel.
Back on Nov. 30, the Hashmi family made a bid through Texas General Hospital, its company that operates two hospitals in Grand Prairie and Grand Saline. Both were hospitals that had closed and were resurrected.
Dr. Hasan Hashmi is a prominent Paskistani surgeon specializing in colorectal surgery with a Lewisville base. His son, Faraz, vice president of operations for TGH, met with the board back in December. Both he and his father were present at Monday’s meeting. Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Top Photo: Faraz Hashmi talked with the board last December. (News file photo)
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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