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Tex. Local Government Code § 552.011

USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER

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Tex. Local Government Code § 552.011, USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/694281
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A municipality that owns its water system may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn private property located inside or outside the municipal limits to acquire rights-of-way for digging or excavating canals or for laying water mains or other pipelines to bring water into the municipality for public use.