Albert Hawkins, in His Capacity as Commissioner of Health & Human Services The Texas Health & Human Services Commission And the Texas Department of Health v. Dallas County Hospital District D/B/A Parkland Health and Hospital System

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-03-00355-CV

Albert Hawkins, in his capacity as Commissioner of Health & Human Services;

the Texas Health and Human Services Commission; and the

Texas Department of Health, Appellants

v.

Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkland Health

and Hospital System, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. GN202951, HONORABLE ROSE SPECTOR, JUDGE PRESIDING

O P I N I O N

In this appeal, we consider the rules and formulas used to reimburse Texas teaching hospitals for a portion of their annual costs of providing…