Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 9502.0312 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
EMINENT DOMAIN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property if the interest is necessary or convenient for the exercise of the district's functions. The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(b) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property owned or operated by a port authority, navigation district, drainage district, or common carrier railroad.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 1160), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.9502.htm
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