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Blog 1/27/25 Blog 1/27/25 Update: Partner Lee D. Winston Featured in Texas Real Estate Business magazine Read More
Blog 10/6/24 Blog 10/6/24 Update: 2nd Court of Appeals Rejects Property Owners' argument that an Appraisal Review Board Waives Immunity to a Lawsuit by Refusing to Perform its Written Promise to Conduct a Protest Hearing. Read More
Blog 9/25/24 Blog 9/25/24 Update: 4th Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Bexar Appraisal District's Counter Claim to Increase the Property's Value, but May Have Forgot to Shut the Door. Read More
Blog 9/24/24 Blog 9/24/24 Update: John Brusniak and Tracy Turner Selected to Thomson Reuters' 2024 "Texas Super Lawyers" List Read More
Blog 9/22/24 Blog 9/22/24 Update: Supreme Court of Texas Guarantees Taxpayer's Right to Seek Correction of the Appraisal Roll Under Section 25.25(c) Whether or not there has Already Been a Chapter 41 Protest. Read More
Blog 9/16/24 Blog 9/16/24 Update: 14th Court of Appeals Affirms Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies is Required for Claims that are a Ground of Protest Authorized by the Texas Property Tax Code. Read More
Blog 9/2/24 Blog 9/2/24 Update: Language Matters — 5th Court of Appeals Rejects Collin CAD's Interpretation of the Scope of Settlement and Waiver Agreement on Change in Use. Read More
Blog 8/26/24 Blog 8/26/24 Update: Challenging an Appraisal Review Board Ruling — 13th Court of Appeals Provides an Important Reminder: De Novo Means Start from Scratch. Read More
Blog 8/22/24 Blog 8/22/24 Update: 1st Court of Appeals Provides an Important Reminder — the 60-day Filing Deadline is Unforgiving. Read More
Blog 8/11/24 Blog 8/11/24 Update: 2nd Court of Appeals Rejects Claim that a Business's Profitability Determines Whether Personal Property is Held or Used for the Production of Income. Read More
Blog 8/4/24 Blog 8/4/24 Update: 11th Court of Appeals Holds Taxpayers are Allowed to Break Down Their Personal Property into Component Parts for Taxation Purposes. Read More
Blog 7/22/24 Blog 7/22/24 Update: The Supreme Court of Texas Holds Section 1.111(e)agreements as potential defenses to the merits of a property owner’s lawsuit, not a jurisdictional bar to a property owner bringing a lawsuit. Read More
Blog 7/8/24 Blog 7/8/24 Update: 1st and 2nd Court of Appeals Hold Owners Five- and Eleven-Month Delays in Serving a Timely Filed Property Tax Lawsuit Calls for Dismissal. Read More
Blog 7/3/24 Blog 7/3/24 Update: Recent 2024 Commercial Property Tax Appraisal lawsuits Appealed Read More
Blog 1/8/24 Blog 1/8/24 Update: 1st Court of Appeals Holds Section 42.231 does not apply to untimely filed petitions. Read More
Blog 12/19/23 Blog 12/19/23 Update: The Supreme Court of Texas Takes Up J-W Power Company Cases Read More
Blog 12/6/23 Blog 12/6/23 Update: Election Contests Putting HISTORIC $18 BILLION PROPERTY TAX RELIEF on Hold Read More
Blog 11/10/23 Blog 11/10/23 Update: Gray Winston & Hart Files Religious Organization Appeal Read More
Blog 11/9/23 Blog 11/9/23 Update: Texas Voters Approve Historic $18 Billion Property Tax Relief Read More
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