What do you do with the 104 acres of unimproved land where Houston’s former Astroworld amusement park once stood? The land owners are still trying to figure that out, but in the meantime their property tax bill will be substantially reduced, thanks to a decision their attorney recently won for them in Houston’s 1st Court of Appeals.

The background to the 1st Court’s Nov. 8 decision in Harris County Appraisal District v. Houston 8th Wonder Property d/b/a Six Flags Astroworld is as follows.