Sec. 62.085. TAXPAYER PROTEST. (a) A district court may not approve a claim against an abolished municipality until the full amount of the claim is established by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction if a taxpayer of the municipality:
(1) files a protest against the claim in the district court; and
(2) files a bond that is conditioned that the taxpayer will pay all costs of suit if the claimant fully establishes his claim by the judgment of a state court with jurisdiction of the claim.
(b) The taxpayer's bond must be approved by the court in which it is filed.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle E - Consolidation and Abolition of Municipalities
Chapter 62 - Abolition of Municipalities
Subchapter C. Payment of Indebtedness and Disposition of Assets Under Receivership
Section 62.081. Presentation of Claims
Section 62.082. Notice of Claims
Section 62.083. Approval of Claims
Section 62.084. Complete or Partial Disallowance of Claim
Section 62.085. Taxpayer Protest
Section 62.086. Suits to Establish Claims
Section 62.087. Allowance and Approval of Established Claims
Section 62.088. Liability for Costs
Section 62.090. Payment of Claims
Section 62.091. Additional Tax
Section 62.092. Assessment and Collection of Tax