{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-261.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 261.002","heading":"PROCEDURE.","body":"The condemnation proceedings must be instituted in the name of the county and under the direction of the commissioners court.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","CHAPTER 261. COUNTY RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.261.htm#261.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"02527a68f3be2dfd7ac769f8b87a13bc23991d80e14c065cc441ba50adf0fc55","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-261.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-261.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}