Lawler v. Tarrant Appraisal District

OPINION

HICKS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an action of the trial court which dismissed a lawsuit filed by Roger Lawler against the Tarrant Appraisal District from a denial of his application for special agricultural land use on property he owned in Tarrant County.

We affirm.

The facts of this case are as follows: Appellant owned four pieces of farmland in Arlington, Texas. Appellant acquired these lands in the years 1966 through 1972. They have always been used for agricultural purposes.

On January 1, 1976, appellant, individually, as well as his business entities, were forced into…