Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 3872.113 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only for the purposes, only to the extent, and subject to the limitations the general law provides for a municipal utility district.
(b) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:
(1) a road project authorized by Section 3872.104; or
(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3872.htm
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