Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.166: EMINENT DOMAIN.

(a) To carry out an authority provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district, including land or an interest in land needed for a reservoir, dam, or flood easement above the probable high water line around any reservoir.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21, Property Code.

(d) The board shall determine the amount and type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.