within 5 miles of Hurst practice in Tax Texas

... 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. ...