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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided February 18, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable James W. Carr Lavaca County Attorney P. O. Box 579 2nd Floor, Courthouse Halletsville, Texas 77964

Honorable William H. Cantrell Parker County Attorney Parker County Courthouse Weatherford, Texas 76086

Re: Whether hospital district taxes may be `rolled back' by election called pursuant to petition by taxpayers (RQ-1281)

Gentlemen:

Section 26.07 of the Tax Code provides that, if the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district adopts an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the so-called `effective tax rate' calculated pursuant to section 26.04 of the Tax Code by more than…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Smith v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Anderson v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Middleton v. Texas Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Texas National Guard Armory Board. v. McCrawTexas Supreme Court · 1939

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