Siracusa v. Nueces County

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

Peter and Luly Siracusa appeal a summary judgment in a tax collection suit by Nueces County. On appeal, the Siraeusas challenge whether the court should have granted judgment while their suit attacking the reappraisal pended. They also challenge the award of attorneys’ fees. We affirm.

Peter and Luly Siracusa purchased land in Nueces County in 1978. They built a house there in 1980 and have lived there since. The land was taxed as open-space land until 1987, when the Nueces County Appraisal District reappraised the property. The District notified the Siraeusas of the…