Texas Property Code

§ 21.012 — CONDEMNATION PETITION

PR § 21.012Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 21. EMINENT DOMAIN · Art. B. PROCEDURE

Statute text

(a)If an entity with eminent domain authority wants to acquire real property for public use but is unable to agree with the owner of the property on the amount of damages, the entity may begin a condemnation proceeding by filing a petition in the proper court.

(b)The petition must:

(1)describe the property to be condemned;

(2)state with specificity the public use for which the entity intends to acquire the property;

(3)state the name of the owner of the property if the owner is known;

(4)state that the entity and the property owner are unable to agree on the damages;

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (H.B. 1495), Sec. 4, eff. February 1, 2008. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2022.