Legal Opinion
Montgomery County v. Veterans Land Board
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided May 12, 2011No. 09-10-00588-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.
Montgomery County, Texas and Montgomery Independent School District, the appellants, filed suit against the Veterans Land Board of Texas (VLB), seeking to recover delinquent property taxes and foreclose a tax lien. The trial court dismissed the suit based on the VLB’s plea to the jurisdiction. The VLB argues the trial court properly dismissed the appellants’ suit because it is immune from suit under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We conclude the trial court properly dismissed the appellants’ claims, and we affirm the order.
Background
In 1992 the VLB purchased…
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