Legal Opinion
County of Harris v. Xerox Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 30, 1981No. 17862PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
This is a declaratory judgment suited filed by Xerox Corporation requesting the court to declare unconstitutional certain ad valorem taxes assessed against it by the City of Houston, the Houston Independent School District, Harris County, and the State of Texas, and seeking injunctive relief. The trial court entered judgment declaring the taxes unconstitutional and enjoined the collection of the taxes.
The question presented in this case is whether nondiscriminatory ad valorem taxes assessed by state and local taxing authorities are violative of the commerce clause and the…
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