Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.114: LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN POWER TO ACQUIRE SEAWALL.

(a) The district may acquire by condemnation any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries only as necessary for the construction of a seawall. The district may elect to condemn either the fee simple title or a lesser property interest.

(b) The district may not acquire by condemnation:

(1) any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries for a purpose other than constructing a seawall;

(2) any land, easements, or other property outside the district; or

(3) water or water rights.

(c) The district shall exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. The district is not required to:

(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party; or

(2) deposit more than the amount of an award in a suit.

(d) Section 375.094, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (S.B. 1922), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.