Brazos County Appraisal District v. Bryan-College Station Regional Association of Realtors, Inc.

OPINION

TOM GRAY, Chief Justice.

The Bryan-College Station Regional Association of Realtors sought to take advantage of a newly enacted tax statute which, if the Association met all of its requirements, would permit the exemption of Association property from taxation. The Brazos County Appraisal District denied the exemption because it believed the statute to be unconstitutional. After the Association’s protest was also denied, it filed suit in district court. The Appraisal District sought a summary judgment on the grounds that the statute was unconstitutional. Its motion was denied. The…