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Update: Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Lawsuits Appealed in March 2023 By Lee D. Winston | May 8, 2023 For the month of March there was one commercial property tax appraisal lawsuit appealed from district court. Parkwood 121 Village, LP v. Collin Central Appraisal District, No. 05-23-00270-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas) (Revisting McKinney Millennium, LP v. Collin Central …

Update: 13th Court of Appeals Holds the Three Year Deadline to File a Property Tax Refund Application Under Section 31.11 Can Only Be Extended by a Governing Body of a Taxing Unit. By Lee Winston | April 21, 2023 Sundial Owner’s Association, Inc. v. Nueces County, No. 13-21-00069-CV, 2023 WL 2414898 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg March …

Update: Michel Gray & Rogers LLP Sponsors Houston Chinese Realtors Association Spring Luncheon By Lee D. Winston | April 20, 2023 Michel Gray & Rogers LLP sponsored the Houston Chinese Realtors Association Spring Luncheon at K Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot on April 14, 2023. The Houston Chinese Realtors Association is an excellent group …

Update: Michel Gray & Rogers LLP Welcomes Former Deputy Chief Appraiser of Coryell Central Appraisal District, Robin  (Telle) Sweazea By Lee D. Winston | April 10, 2023 Michel Gray & Rogers LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Robin (Telle) Sweazea, a 40-year property tax veteran and the former Deputy Chief Appraiser for Coryell …

Update: El Paso Court of Appeals reviews Section 6.03 requirement that appraisal district board of director members must live within the county they serve. By Natalie A. Maloney | April 3, 2023 In re: Loving County Appraisal District, No. 08-22-00243-CV, 2023 WL 2023 WL 2327466 (Tex. App.—El Paso March. 2, 2023 (orig. proceeding) The board …

Update: Houston Court of Appeals holds property owner has burden of proof at trial, Section 23.01(e) chief appraiser burden does not apply in Chapter 42 tax appraisal lawsuit. By Natalie A. Maloney | March 29, 2023 Providence Town Square Housing, Ltd. v. Harris County Appraisal District, No. 01-20-00835-CV, 2022 WL 17981838 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]  …

Update: 88th Session of the Texas Legislature (Senate Bills 3, 4, 5 & 1923; House Bill 2) By Lorri Michel | March 28, 2023 Dear Friends, Halfway through the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, we want to inform you of some positive property tax bills and encourage you to contact your State Representative and …

Update: Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Lawsuits Appealed in October 2022 By Lee D. Winston | January 6, 2023 For the month of October there was one commercial property tax appraisal lawsuit appealed from district court. There was one other commercial property tax lawsuit appealed[1] but it does not appear to deal with core property tax appraisal …