Texas Property Code

§ 21.101 — RIGHT OF REPURCHASE

PR § 21.101Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 21. EMINENT DOMAIN · Art. E. REPURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM CONDEMNING ENTITY

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(a)A person from whom a real property interest is acquired by an entity through eminent domain for a public use, or that person's heirs, successors, or assigns, is entitled to repurchase the property as provided by this subchapter if:

(1)the public use for which the property was acquired through eminent domain is canceled before the property is used for that public use;

(2)no actual progress is made toward the public use for which the property was acquired between the date of acquisition and the 10th anniversary of that date;

(3)the property becomes unnecessary for the public use for which the property was acquired, or a substantially similar public use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition;

(4)the entity that acquired the property through eminent domain:

(A)has an obligation to pay ad valorem taxes on the acquired property;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 86 (S.B. 726), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 2011), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.