Texas § SD.8513.0319 - ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY

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§ SD.8513.0319. ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY

ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The authority may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or any other manner and maintain, use, and operate property of any kind inside or outside the authority necessary to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this chapter and by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Subsection (b). (b) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by the general law applicable to a district created under Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (c) The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101 (b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 240 (H.B. 2692 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2025.

Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section SD.8513.0319 ("ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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