Texas § 6906.116 EMINENT DOMAIN.

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§ 6906.116 — EMINENT DOMAIN.

Texas § 6906.116

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 6906.116 (2026).

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Sec. 6906.116. EMINENT DOMAIN.

(a)To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district.

(b)The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21 , Property Code, except that the district is not required to:

(1)give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation or other suit to which it is a party; or

(2)deposit double the amount of an award in a suit.

(c)The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21 , Property Code.

(d)The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired.

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Sec. 6906.116. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district.
(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21 , Property Code, except that the district is not required to:
(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation or other suit to which it is a party; or
(2) deposit double the amount of an award in a suit.
(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21 , Property Code.
(d) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired.