Texas Supreme Court rules for Bexar County woman in fight against appraisal district

The legal fight dates back to 2020, when the appraisal district rejected her application for a homestead exemption on a second family home.SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a disabled veteran living in Bexar County could apply to receive a homestead exemption on her home, despite the appraisal district saying a one-per-family limit had been reached due to her husband receiving the exemption for a second house elsewhere.

The legal fight goes back to 2020, when, according to court documents, Johnson separated from her husband while living in a Converse home but was unable to receive a homestead exemption from the Bexar Appraisal District. She sued when the Bexar Appraisal Review Board denied her protest. According to the state Supreme Court's ruling, the legal argument partially came down to the Texas Legislature's definition of"homestead" as codified in Tax Code and whether it limits the number of exceptions a family can request.

The case garnered interest from appraisal districts in major metro across Texas. Appraisal districts in Travis, Harris and Dallas counties submitted amicus curiae letters last year saying the appellate court's earlier ruling"casts doubt on the predictability and reliability of the Tax Code." The Supreme Court's majority opinion concluded that those concerns were"unfounded.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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