Texas Supreme Court found that a government entity cannot hire a lawyer for a contingent fee in case to challenge for higher tax appraisal value. Pecos Cnty Appraisal Dist and Kinder Morgan Prod Co v Iraan Sheffield Indep Sch Dist.
The Texas Supreme Court held that, while permitted in certain limited circumstances, a school district cannot pay a contingent fee to an attorney to litigate its challenge to increase.