Harris County Appraisal District v. World Houston, Inc.

CORRECTED OPINION

HUDSON, Justice.

Harris County Appraisal District (“Appraisal District”) and Harris County Appraisal Review Board (“Review Board”) bring this appeal from a dispute over the appraised market value of nine tracts of land owned by appellee, World Houston, Inc. (‘World Houston”). Appellants complain of the trial court’s decision to refer the parties to binding arbitration. Because the trial court had no authority to send the parties to arbitration, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

This appeal requires us to interpret and compare the scope of review authorized by two…