{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.32","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 85.32","heading":"EMINENT DOMAIN.","body":"(a) The board may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any real property that the board considers necessary and proper to carry out its powers and duties.\n(b) The board shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the board is not required to deposit a bond or the amount equal to the award of damages by the special commissioners under Sections 21.021(a)(2) and (3), Property Code.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 774, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. THE TEXAS A \u0026 M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 85. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS A \u0026 M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.85.htm#85.32","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"d8eef1647766ae65deb6a1f379c1a5cc8ae4dc426aae60058b51250c0ce82472","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.31","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}