Texas Statutes
§ 286.080 — EMINENT DOMAIN.
Texas § 286.080
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 286.080 (2026).
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Sec. 286.080. EMINENT DOMAIN.
(a)A district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in the territory of the district if the property interest is necessary to the exercise of the rights or authority conferred by this chapter.
(b)A district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21 , Property Code, but the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021 (a), Property Code.
(c)In a condemnation proceeding brought by a district, the district is not required to:
(1)pay in advance or give bond or other security for costs in the trial court;
(2)give bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or
(3)give
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 286.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 286.002
DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.§ 286.021
PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT.§ 286.022
CONTENTS OF PETITION.§ 286.0235
BOND PROPOSITION AT ELECTION.§ 286.024
ELECTION ORDER.§ 286.025
NOTICE.§ 286.026
BALLOT PROPOSITION.§ 286.027
ELECTION RESULT.§ 286.028
COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER.§ 286.029
OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS.§ 286.030
TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.§ 286.041
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.§ 286.042
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