Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 7989.055 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES
LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the boundaries of the district for any purpose unless the proposed exercise is approved by a written resolution of the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located.
(b) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain before the entire board of directors is composed of directors elected by the residents of the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (S.B. 2292), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.7989.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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