Texas Supreme Court
Jimmy Vinson, Petitioners v. Vic Burgess, Respondents; the Commissioners Court of Ellis County, Texas…
May 31, 198932 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 418
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that Texas Property Tax Code section 26.07 is constitutional as applied to counties and does not conflict with article VIII, sections 1-a and 9 of the Texas Constitution, affirming the Ellis County decision and reversing the Denton County decision; Justice GONZALEZ dissented, arguing the statute is unconstitutional.