Pizzitola v. Galveston County Central Appraisal District

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

This ease presents the question whether a bee is like a cow. The Pizzitolas argue that their land, foraged by bees, is entitled to an agricultural property designation just as if the land were foraged by cows. We hold bees are not like cows. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Tannie and Mary Jane Pizzitola appeal from a judgment after a bench trial, denying their claim for an open-space land valuation on their entire 66.17-acre track. The Pizzitolas own a 66.17-acre tract of land in La Marque, Galveston County, which has been leased to beekeeping operators…