Dallas Central Appraisal District v. Seven Investment Co.

*76OPINION

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

In these consolidated ad valorem tax cases, we consider whether a taxpayer who successfully challenges the denial of an open-space land designation is entitled to attorney’s fees. In each case, the taxpayer was denied an open-space land designation and appealed the denial to the district court. The district court granted the open-space land designation and awarded attorney’s fees to the taxpayers. The court of appeals affirmed the trial courts’ judgment in both cases.1 814 S.W.2d 816; 813 S.W.2d 197. We hold that a taxpayer is not entitled to attorney’s fees in an…