Harris County Hospital District v. Tomball Regional Hospital

in which Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, and Justice GREEN joined.

In this case we consider whether Harris County Hospital District is immune from suit by the Tomball Hospital Authority to recover medical expenses for hospital care the Hospital Authority rendered to indigent patients. We hold that the Legislature has not waived the district’s immunity from suit either by specific statutory language or by implication from a constitutional and statutory framework.

I. Background

Tomball Hospital Authority (THA) was created and organized pursuant to chapter 262 of the Texas Health…