Texas Supreme Court December 9, 1999, No. 98-0645 (State ex rel. Department of Criminal Justice v. Vitapro Foods, Inc.)

Justice ABBOTT

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON and Justice O’NEILL join.

This case concerns whether the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) had authority to enter into two contracts with YitaPro Foods, Inc.