Legal Opinion
Jim Wells County v. El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 26, 2006No. Nos. 01-04-01277-CV to 01-04-01287-CV; 01-04-01326-CV to 01-04-01333-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR., Justice.
The appellant counties and school districts (collectively referred to as “the Taxing Units”) filed claims in the trial courts for fraud and related causes of action against the appellees (collectively referred to as “the Oil Companies”) arising out of an alleged scheme to undervalue oil and gas reserves for ad valorem tax purposes.1 The trial court granted the Oil Companies’ plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the Taxing Units’ cases for want of jurisdiction because they did not exhaust an administrative remedy before filing suit.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- County of Cameron v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Subaru of America, Inc. v. David McDavid Nissan, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
- State Ex Rel. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. GonzalezTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re Entergy Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2004
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Appraisal Review Board of Harris County Appraisal District v. Spencer Square Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
- City of Austin v. Travis Central Appraisal DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Harris County Appraisal District v. Shell Oil Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
- Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District v. Kinder Morgan Production Co., LLC, Individually and as Successor in Interest to Kinder Morgan Production Co., LP., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2022
- Jim Wells County v. EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
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