Texas Transportation Code

§ 366.166 — DECLARATION OF TAKING

TN § 366.166Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part G. TURNPIKES AND TOLL PROJECTS · Ch. 366. REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES · Art. E. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF TURNPIKE PROJECTS

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(a)An authority may file a declaration of taking with the clerk of the court:

(1)in which the authority files a condemnation petition under Chapter 21, Property Code; or

(2)to which the case is assigned.

(b)An authority may file the declaration of taking concurrently with or subsequent to the filing of the condemnation petition but may not file the declaration after the special commissioners have made an award in the condemnation proceeding.

(c)The declaration of taking must include:

(1)a specific reference to the legislative authority for the condemnation;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 7.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.