Tarrant Appraisal District v. Colonial Country Club

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

The fundamental question underlying this lawsuit is the constitutionality of sub-chapter F of Chapter 23 of the Tax Code, the so-called “Greenbelt Act.” TEX.TAX CODE ANN. secs. 23.81-23.87 (Vernon 1982).

Appellee Colonial Country Club filed suit protesting a determination by Tarrant Appraisal District and Tarrant County Review Board that Colonial was not entitled to special appraisal under subchapter F. The trial court, sitting without a jury, ruled that the Greenbelt Act was not applicable to Colonial as a country club. However, the court refused to allow Colonial to be…