Rylander v. Associated Technics Co., Inc.

LEE YEAKEL, Justice.

Appellants Carole Keeton Rylander, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and John Cornyn, Attorney General of the State of Texas, 1 appeal the district court’s final judgment in favor of appellees Associated Technics Company, Inc., Olmos Abatement, Inc., and Stacliff (Milam) Associates, LP, granting appellees a refund of taxes previously paid arising from services provided in the abatement of asbestos. 2 The Comptroller 3 contends that a portion of asbestos-abatement activity is taxable as “real property repair and remodeling” pursuant to section 151.0047…