Texas Department of State Health Services v. Balquinta

OPINION

BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.

Although this appeal may stem from some broader controversies that have vexed both government and our larger society, our disposition of it ultimately turns on some comparatively narrow questions of judicial jurisdiction and procedure. More specifically, we must consider whether entities that formerly contracted with the State to provide services under a publicly funded health-care program but were subsequently excluded from participating in it and a successor program have constitutional standing — a jurisdictional prerequisite — to challenge their exclusion in…