Tex. Water Code § 54.209 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire:
(1) a site for a water treatment plant, water storage facility, wastewater treatment plant, or wastewater disposal plant;
(2) a site for a park, swimming pool, or other recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462;
(3) an exclusive easement through a county regional park; or
(4) a site or easement for a road project.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 271 (H.B. 1208), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.54.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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