Unreported / Non-Citable
Background
Westview Drive Investments, LLC brought a permissive appeal from a proceeding against Harris Central Appraisal District, formerly known as Harris County Appraisal District, in the 157th District Court of Harris County. The trial-court case number was 2024-50252.
Before the appellate court issued an opinion on the merits, Westview filed agreed motions asking the court to reinstate and dismiss the appeal.
The Court’s Holding
The Texas First Court of Appeals granted both agreed motions. It reinstated the appeal and then dismissed the appeal in all things under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a).
The per curiam memorandum opinion did not decide any substantive issue in the underlying appraisal dispute. The dismissal ended the permissive appeal without a merits ruling.
Key Takeaways
- An appellate court may reinstate an appeal and dismiss it on an appellant’s agreed motion.
- The court dismissed the entire permissive appeal before issuing a merits opinion.
- The disposition establishes no substantive holding concerning the underlying appraisal dispute.
Why It Matters
The decision illustrates the procedural mechanism available when parties agree that a pending permissive appeal should end. Because the court resolved only the agreed procedural motions, the opinion supplies no appellate guidance on the underlying property-tax issues.