{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-496.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 496.002","heading":"EMINENT DOMAIN.","body":"(a) The board has eminent domain authority to condemn and acquire land if necessary to eliminate security hazards, protect the life and property of citizens of this state, or improve the efficiency, management, or operations of the department.\n(b) The exercise of the power of eminent domain by the board is governed by Chapter 21, Property Code.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 495.002 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.017, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 496. LAND AND PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER A. LAND"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.496.htm#496.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"68f43ba3dc65e2f3753703616f834122cbe8e86f52b0b43cceb149a0cd8f0cae","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-496.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-496.0021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}