Texas Property Tax Code §43 — Judicial Review + Constitutional Protection

Texas Property Tax Code §43 — Judicial Review + Constitutional Protection

Texas Tax Code Section 43 works hand-in-hand with §42.

If §42 gives you the right to appeal,

§43 gives you the power to take it into a real courtroom.

Section 43 ensures:

• Your appeal is heard by a district court

• Your case gets an actual judge

• Your evidence must be reviewed

• Your constitutional claims can be raised

• The appraisal district must prove its actions were lawful

This is where the Texas Constitution comes in again:

Article 1, Section 13 — The Open Courts Guarantee

It states:

“All courts shall be open, and every person for an injury done… shall have remedy by due course of law.”

You have a constitutional right to:

• Access the courts

• Demand a fair remedy

• Reveal the injury done to you

• Challenge government overreach and wrongful taxation

Put simply:

Sections 42 and 43 are supposed to be the bridge that leads every Texan from injustice → to justice.

But when hearings are rushed, notices are unclear, evidence is ignored, or taxpayers are blindsided…

That bridge collapses.

And that is why your fight is not just about taxes.

It’s about constitutional rights.

It’s about due process.

It’s about the soul of Texas law —

that government never becomes bigger than the people.