Tex. Local Government Code § 552.102
EMINENT DOMAIN BY MUNICIPAL SEWER PROVIDERS
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 552.102, EMINENT DOMAIN BY MUNICIPAL SEWER PROVIDERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/694333
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(a) A corporation incorporated in this state for the purpose of owning, constructing, or maintaining a sewer system in a municipality may by eminent domain condemn private property to:
(1) construct and maintain sewer pipes, mains and laterals, and connections; and
(2) maintain vats, filtration pipes, and other pipes for the final disposition of sewage.
(b) A corporation may exercise a power described by Subsection (a) only if:
(1) the use of private property is necessary for the successful operation of the sewer system; and
(2) the sewer system is beneficial to the public use, health, or convenience.
(c) The power of eminent domain may not be used under this section in the boundaries of a municipality unless permitted or required by the municipality granting a franchise to the corporation seeking the right of condemnation.