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STATE v. CASTLE HILLS FOREST, INC.

No. 04-92-00096-CV.

842 S.W.2d 370 (1992)

The STATE of Texas; the County of Bexar, the City of San Antonio; and David J. Garcia, Appellants, v. CASTLE HILLS FOREST, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied December 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Hilbig, Crim. Dist. Atty., Victoria Guerra, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Civ. Section, Oliver S. Heard, Jr., Karl E. Hays, Heard, Goggan, Blair & Williams, San Antonio, for appellants.

David B. West, Cox & Smith, Inc., Stephen Lang, Lang, Ladon, Green, Coghlan & Fisher, P.C., San Antonio, for appellees.

Before BUTTS, PEEPLES and CARR, JJ.

OPINION

PEEPLES, Justice.

The issue in this property tax collection case is whether a district court may reduce the court costs owed by the taxpayer when the taxing entity filed separate suits instead of one suit involving several parcels of land. We hold that a court has the discretion to reduce the amount of costs taxed against the taxpayer.

The State of Texas, Bexar County, and a school district filed 123 separate tax collection lawsuits involving...

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