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Tex. Tax Code § 42.031 (2026)

Right Of Appeal By Taxing Unit

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Sec. 42.031. RIGHT OF APPEAL BY TAXING UNIT. (a) A taxing unit is entitled to appeal an order of the appraisal review board determining a challenge by the taxing unit.

(b) A taxing unit may not intervene in or in any other manner be made a party, whether as defendant or otherwise, to an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board determining a taxpayer protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, if the appeal was brought by the property owner.

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 174, ch. 13, Sec. 149, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1481, Sec. 34, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: City of Austin v. Travis Cent. Appraisal Dist., 506 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. App. 2016).
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City of Austin v. Travis Cent. Appraisal Dist., 506 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “The City later filed its suit for judicial review pursuant to Texas Tax Code, section 42.031. 1 See id.”
Glasscock Underground Water Conservation Dist. v. Pruit, 915 S.W.2d 577 (Tex. App. 1996). “Tex.Tax Code Ann. §§ 42.031, 42.23 (Vernon 1992).”
Scott v. Harris Methodist HEB, 871 S.W.2d 548 (Tex. App. 1994). “Tex.Tax Code Ann. § 42.031 (Vernon 1992).”
Harris Cnty. v. Harris Cnty. Appraisal Dist., 579 S.W.3d 77 (Tex. App. 2017). “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 42.031 (West 2015). PRSI(CT) argued that it should not be considered a new operator as a result of its merger and creation from PRSI(DE) because the assets, liabilities, and the officers were the same, and the ultimate parent remained the same.”
Kinder Morgan Sacroc, Lp Kinder Morgan Co2co., Lp Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., Lp & Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., Llc v. Scurry Cnty. Snyder Indep. Sch. Dist. Scurry Cnty. Junior Coll. Dist. D/B/A W. Texas Coll. Scurry Cnty. Hosp. Dist. D/B/A Cogdell Mem'l Hosp. (Tex. 2021). · cites it 3× “After the lower courts declined to dismiss the tax appeal under the Texas Citizens Participation Act 2 (TCPA), the affected taxpayer appealed to this Court, asserting for the first time 1 TEX. TAX CODE §§ 42.031(a), .21(a). 2 TEX.”
Joaquin Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Shelby Cnty. Appraisal Dist., Shelby Cnty. Appraisal Review Bd., Shelbyville Indep. Sch. Dist., Bobby Pigg, in His Off. Capacity as Chief Appraiser of the Shelby Cnty. Appraisal Dist., Roy Masterson, in His Off. Capacity as Ch (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “TEX. TAX CODE ANN. §§ 42.031, 42.23 (West 2008 & Supp.”
Prsi Trading, Llc v. Harris Cnty., Texas (Tex. 2020). “A Under the Act, “[t]angible personal property” that is “held in a zone” for certain enumerated purposes “shall be exempt from State and local ad valorem taxation.”
in Re Kinder Morgan Prod. Co. LLC (Tex. App. 2020). “TEX. TAX CODE ANN. § 42.031(b) (West 2015) (footnote omitted).”
Iraan-Sheffield Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., LLC, Individually & as Successor in Interest to Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., LP. (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX.TAX CODE ANN. §§ 42.031, 42.21(a). However, to properly invoke the subject-matter jurisdiction of the district court, the taxing unit must exhaust its administrative remedies before the appraisal review board before filing its petition for judicial review.”
— Tex. Tax Code § 42.031(a) — 2 cases
Kinder Morgan Sacroc, Lp Kinder Morgan Co2co., Lp Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., Lp & Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., Llc v. Scurry Cnty. Snyder Indep. Sch. Dist. Scurry Cnty. Junior Coll. Dist. D/B/A W. Texas Coll. Scurry Cnty. Hosp. Dist. D/B/A Cogdell Mem'l Hosp. (Tex. 2021). “After the lower courts declined to dismiss the tax appeal under the Texas Citizens Participation Act 2 (TCPA), the affected taxpayer appealed to this Court, asserting for the first time 1 TEX. TAX CODE §§ 42.031(a), .21(a). 2 TEX.”
Prsi Trading, Llc v. Harris Cnty., Texas (Tex. 2020). “A Under the Act, “[t]angible personal property” that is “held in a zone” for certain enumerated purposes “shall be exempt from State and local ad valorem taxation.”
— Tex. Tax Code § 42.031(b) — 1 case
in Re Kinder Morgan Prod. Co. LLC (Tex. App. 2020). “TEX. TAX CODE ANN. § 42.031(b) (West 2015) (footnote omitted).”
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