As Texas continues to grow, its need for basic infrastructure continues to grow. The need for roads, highways, rail lines, energy pipelines, electric transmission lines and other public projects has led the state to delegate its power of eminent domain to certain...
If an energy company has approached you to buy or lease your land, you may have heard that these companies have the power of eminent domain in Texas. This is true. Eminent domain is the government’s power to force landowners to sell their land, if necessary, for a...
In Texas, most energy companies can force you to sell or grant an easement on your land for a publicly used pipeline, wind farm or solar array. That is because the state of Texas has granted its condemnation power to energy projects for public use. Condemnation, also...
Condemnation, also known as the power of eminent domain, is the government’s power to take private property for public purposes. If a proper public use is identified, the government -- typically the state government but also the federal government and municipalities...
Have you received notice that your land is being taken by eminent domain? This is a process by which the government, and its delegates, forces the sale or partial sale of property for the public good. In Texas, the state itself may engage in eminent domain actions,...
In Texas, it’s not only government entities that have the power of eminent domain. This is the power to take private property through a process called “condemnation” so that the property can be put to public use. Texas has delegated its power of eminent domain to...
If you have received a notice from the state of Texas, a county, or your municipality that says your land is being taken through eminent domain or condemnation, you may wonder what is happening and what your rights are. Eminent domain, often called condemnation, is a...