Legal Opinion
Wackenhut Corrections Corp. v. Bexar Appraisal District
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided July 31, 2002No. 04-01-00733-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by:
SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.
Wackenhut Corrections Corporation appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its claim that its leasehold interest in the Bexar County jail is exempt from ad valorem taxation pursuant to article XI, section 9 of the Texas Constitution. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
Wackenhut leases the former Bexar County jail from Bexar County for operation of a privatized correction/detention facility. Seven years after the inception of the lease, the Bexar County Appraisal District (“BCAD”) notified Wackenhut that the appraised value…
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