City of Houston v. South Park Baptist Church

BELL, Chief Justice.

The City of Houston and Houston Independent School District assessed taxes against appellee for the years 1962 and 1963 on Lot 25, Block 4, South Park Addition, Section 2. Appellee filed suit against appellants asking for a declaratory judgment as to whether the property was exempted from taxation under Article 7150 Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St., it being property owned by the church which was used exclusively as a dwelling place by its “Education Minister.” The petition also sought a cancellation of the alleged tax lien. The trial court sustained appellee’s motion for summary…