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Tex. Local Government Code § 261.001 Right of Eminent Domain
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Sec. 261.001. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A county may exercise the right of eminent domain to condemn and acquire land, an easement in land, or a right-of-way if the acquisition is necessary for the construction of a jail, courthouse, hospital, or library, or for another public…
Tex. Local Government Code § 261.002 Procedure
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Sec. 261.002. PROCEDURE. The condemnation proceedings must be instituted in the name of the county and under the direction of the commissioners court. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Local Government Code § 261.003 Appeal
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Sec. 261.003. APPEAL. (a) An appeal from a finding and assessment of damages made as prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code, does not suspend work by the county that relates to the land the county seeks to acquire. (b) A county is not required to give a bond in an appealed case.…