Tex. Transp. Code § 284.061 · Subchapter C. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To acquire property useful in connection with a project, a county may enter on any real property, water, or premises to make a survey, sounding, or examination.
(b) A county may acquire by eminent domain property to use in or useful for a project under this chapter.
(c) Except as provided by Section 284.0615, if applicable, the county is entitled to immediate possession of property subject to a condemnation proceeding brought by the county after:
(1) a tender of a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure the owner for damages; and
(2) the approval of the bond or security by the court.
(d) Subject to the reimbursement requirements of Section 373.102, a county has full easements and rights-of-way through, across, under, and over any property owned by this state that are necessary or convenient to construct, acquire, or efficiently operate a project under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 5.05, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.52, eff. June 14, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (S.B. 19), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.284.htm
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