Matagorda County Hospital District v. City of Palacios

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice VALDEZ.

The Board of Managers of the Matagor-da County Hospital District (“the District”), by a five-to-one vote, voted to close Wagner General Hospital (“Wagner”) in Palacios County on grounds that it was operating at a financial deficit. Seven weeks later, the City of Palacios (the “City”) obtained a temporary restraining order preventing the closure of Wagner, and subsequently obtained a temporary injunction prohibiting closure of the hospital. The District appeals this temporary injunction by five separate issues. We modify the temporary injunction, and…