| (a) The hearing shall be held in the following municipalities:
Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston,
Lubbock, Lufkin, McAllen, Midland, San Antonio, Tyler, and Wichita
Falls.
(b) If all or part of the property that is the subject
of the appeal is located in a municipality listed in subsection (a)
of this section, the judge shall set the hearing in that municipality.
If no part of the property that is the subject of the appeal is located
in a municipality listed in subsection (a) of this section, the judge
shall set the hearing in the listed municipality that is the nearest
to the subject property.
(c) The hearing shall be held in a building owned or
leased by SOAH. If SOAH does not have a building in the municipality
where the hearing is required to be held, the hearing may be held
in a public or privately-owned building in that municipality, preferably
a building in which SOAH regularly conducts business. The hearing
may not be held in a building or facility that is owned, leased, or
under the control of an appraisal district.
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