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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 20, 1980Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Mike Atkins Ector County Attorney Ector County Courthouse Odessa, Texas 79761

Re: Whether a county may charge a fee for use of airport easement granted in the past.

Dear Mr. Atkins:

You inquire about the authority of Ector County to charge a fee based on gross receipts to airport related businesses which operate from private property adjacent to the airport. The county has in the past granted some `through the fence operators' permanent easements to give them access to airport runways and taxi-ways. You wish to know whether you may now impose the gross receipts fee on (1) the use of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. MeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Dodson v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Settegast v. Foley Bros. Dry Goods Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Seaway Co. v. Attorney General of the StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of El PasoTexas Supreme Court · 1935

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