Texas Property Code

§ 21.1021 — REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING CONDEMNED PROPERTY

PR § 21.1021Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 21. EMINENT DOMAIN · Art. E. REPURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM CONDEMNING ENTITY

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(a)On or after the 10th anniversary of the date on which real property was acquired by an entity through eminent domain, a property owner or the owner's heirs, successors, or assigns may request that the condemning entity make a determination and provide a statement and other relevant information regarding:

(1)whether the public use for which the property was acquired was canceled before the property was used for the public use;

(2)whether any actual progress was made toward the public use between the date of acquisition and the 10th anniversary of that date, including an itemized description of the progress made, if applicable; and

(3)whether the property became unnecessary for the public use, or a substantially similar public use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition. (a-1) If a property owner's real property was acquired by an entity that is responsible for paying ad valorem taxes on the acquired property, the property owner from whom the property was acquired or the owner's heirs, successors, or assigns may request at any time after the 18-month anniversary of the acquisition, but not more than once annually, that the condemning entity make a determination and provide a statement and other relevant information regarding:

(1)whether all ad valorem taxes on the acquired property have been paid; or

(2)if any ad valorem taxes on the acquired property have not been paid:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 2011), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.