... 1. Applicable Law. Section 11.18 of the Tax Code provides an exemption to charitable
organizations from ad valorem property taxation. Tex. Tax Code Ann. ... Appellant claims private
property exempt under federal law is exempt from taxation by the state. ...
... The Texas constitution states in relevant part the Legislature "may" exempt from taxation "all
buildings used . . . for school purposes." TEX. ... Article VIII, section 2(a) of the Texas constitution
provides, inter alia, the Legislature "may" exempt from taxation "all buildings used . . . ...
... (b) An organization is entitled to an exemption from taxation of improved or unimproved real
property it owns if the organization: ... v. Gonzalez, 82 SW3d 322, 327 (Tex.2002). Exemptions from
taxation are not favored by the law and will not be favorably construed. ...