Atascosa County Appraisal District v. Tymrak

OPINION

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

This case presents the question whether, in a property tax case involving multiple year appeals, section 42.29 of the Texas Tax Code 1 authorizes the award of attorney’s fees for each tax year’s appeal. The trial court determined that each tax year constituted a separate “appeal” under section 42.29 and awarded the taxpayers 2 attorney’s fees for four appeals. The court of appeals affirmed. 815 S.W.2d 364. We hold that section 42.29 authorizes the award of reasonable attorney’s fees for each tax year’s appeal. Consequently, we affirm the judgment of the court of…