Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 9015.201 · Subchapter E. EMINENT DOMAIN AND RELATED POWERS
EMINENT DOMAIN IN JIM WELLS COUNTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in Jim Wells County to acquire fee simple title to, an easement or right-of-way in or on, or other interest in land or other property inside or outside the authority, necessary to the exercise of the authority's powers, rights, privileges, and functions under this chapter.
(b) The authority may acquire a property interest under Subsection (a) in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, or in the manner provided by a statute relating to condemnation by a general law district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(c) The authority is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Section 21.021, Property Code.
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History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.12, eff. April 1, 2009.
Renumbered from Special District Local Laws Code, Section 9009.201 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(85), eff. September 1, 2009.
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