Tarrant County Water Supply Corp. v. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Whether certain real and personal property enjoys a “tax exempt status” is the basic question. The trial court held that it did not have such status. We affirm.

Tarrant County Water Supply Corporation, hereinafter termed the Corporation, appeared to have the taxable title to the properties in question, although it claimed that such was not true, whether tested legally or factually. The Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District and the City of Hurst brought and prosecuted suit against the Corporation to recover delinquent ad valorem laxes.

The Corporation filed a…