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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to venue for the appeal of a judgment of a district court |
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determining an ad valorem tax appeal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.28, Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 42.28. APPEAL OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT. (a) Except |
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as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] party may appeal the final |
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judgment of the district court as provided by law for appeal of |
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civil suits generally, except that an appeal bond is not required of |
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the chief appraiser, the county, the comptroller, or the |
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commissioners court. |
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(b) An appeal under this section shall be brought in the |
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Court of Appeals for the Third Court of Appeals District. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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42.28, Tax Code, applies only to an appeal filed under Chapter 42, |
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Tax Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. An appeal |
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filed under Chapter 42, Tax Code, before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect when the appeal was filed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |