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Texas Constitution art. 11 §9

In force on May 24, 2012 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL PROPERTY HELD FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE EXEMPT FROM FORCED SALE AND TAXATION

The property of counties, cities and towns, owned and held only for public purposes, such as public buildings and the sites therefor, Fire engines and the furniture thereof, and all property used, or intended for extinguishing fires, public grounds and all other property devoted exclusively to the use and benifit† of the public shall be exempt from forced sale and from taxation, provided, nothing herein shall prevent the enforcement of the vendors lien, the mechanics or builders lien, or other liens now existing. (Feb. 15, 1876.) † The language of this provision is identical to the language of the official legislative measure that originally proposed the provision. A digital image of the original text of the official enrolled measure can be found here .

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Mar 03, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Mar 2022–Nov 2026
Effective date not stated · seen Nov 2018–Nov 2018

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0973 (May 24, 2012): Whether a taxing authority may impose, and a county is obligated to pay, penalties and interest on ad valorem taxes imposed on real property purchased by a county for the year of sale that have remained unpaid
GA-0522 (May 22, 2006): Legal and tax status of land and improvements Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0201 leased by a development corporation--created under Texas Revised Civil Statutes article 5 190.6, section 4B-to private commercial enterprises and used for private commercial purposes

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