Texas Transportation Code 253.010 – Appeal
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(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date a property owner receives an assessment, the owner may appeal the assessment by filing a petition in a district court having jurisdiction in the county.
(b) The appeal may be made on the basis of the assessment amount or the inaccuracy, irregularity, invalidity, or insufficiency of the proceedings or the road improvements.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 253.010
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005