Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.054
EMINENT DOMAIN
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.054, EMINENT DOMAIN, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/670347
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(a) The district has the power of eminent domain to acquire any interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in the district if the property interest is necessary or convenient for the exercise of the rights or authority conferred on the district by this chapter.
(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the district is not required to deposit with the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.
(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:
(1) pay in advance or give bond or other security for costs in the trial court;
(2) give bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or
(3) give bond for costs or supersedeas on an appeal or writ of error.