Tex. Tax Code § 42.29 · Subchapter B. REVIEW BY DISTRICT COURT
ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A property owner who prevails in an appeal to the court under Section 42.25 or 42.26, in an appeal to the court of a determination of an appraisal review board on a motion filed under Section 25.25, or in an appeal to the court of a determination of an appraisal review board of a protest of the denial in whole or in part of an exemption under Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24 may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. The amount of the award may not exceed the greater of:
(1) $15,000; or
(2) 20 percent of the total amount by which the property owner's tax liability is reduced as a result of the appeal.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the amount of an award of attorney's fees may not exceed the lesser of:
(1) $100,000; or
(2) the total amount by which the property owner's tax liability is reduced as a result of the appeal.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5033, ch. 905, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 4.1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2, eff. May 21, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1267 (H.B. 1030), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 585), Sec. 27, eff. June 14, 2013.
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Tax Code
- Tex. Tax Code § 11.17CEMETERIES.Printed as Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24
- Tex. Tax Code § 11.22DISABLED VETERANS.Printed as Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24
- Tex. Tax Code § 11.23MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS.Printed as Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24
- Tex. Tax Code § 11.231NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BUSINESS ORGANIZATION PROVIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO LOCAL COMMUNITY.Printed as Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24
- Tex. Tax Code § 11.24HISTORIC SITES.Printed as Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24
- Tex. Tax Code § 25.25CORRECTION OF APPRAISAL ROLL.Printed as Section 25.25
- Tex. Tax Code § 42.25REMEDY FOR EXCESSIVE APPRAISAL.Printed as Section 42.25 or 42.26
- Tex. Tax Code § 42.26REMEDY FOR UNEQUAL APPRAISAL.Printed as Section 42.25 or 42.26
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