El Paso Community Partners v. B & G/Sunrise Joint Venture

MARILYN ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

Appellant El Paso Community Partners filed suit against, appellees 1 seeking, among other things, that the district court declare void a purchase contract for the sale of state lands between B & G/Sunrise Joint Venture (B & G) and the State of Texas. Appellant alleged that a material and substantial variance between the State’s bid specifications and the contract awarded rendered the contract void or in valid. Concluding that appellant lacked standing to challenge the validity of the contract, the district court granted appel-lees’ plea to the jurisdiction and…