Rush Truck Centers v. Bouchie

Appellants Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P. and Helen G. Schwartz, Trustee (collectively “Rush Truck”) challenge the bankruptcy court’s finding (as affirmed by the district court) that 84.557 acres of land owned by debtors-appellees Dennis and Sherri Bouchie (collectively “Bouchie”) is a rural homestead under Texas law and thus exempt from the bankruptcy estate. Based on the factors plainly articulated by Texas law for differentiating between rural and urban homesteads, we affirm. 1

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS The bankruptcy court found that Bou-chie’s property is a rural homestead under Tex.…