Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8136.104 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
EMINENT DOMAIN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Each district may exercise the power of eminent domain within the boundaries of the district for all public purposes.
(b) Each district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the boundaries of the district only for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, operating, repairing, or maintaining water supply lines or sanitary sewer lines.
(c) Each district shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the same manner as required for a county.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 455 (S.B. 1855), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8136.htm
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- 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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