{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-552.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 552.102","heading":"EMINENT DOMAIN BY MUNICIPAL SEWER PROVIDERS.","body":"(a) A corporation incorporated in this state for the purpose of owning, constructing, or maintaining a sewer system in a municipality may by eminent domain condemn private property to:\n(1) construct and maintain sewer pipes, mains and laterals, and connections; and\n(2) maintain vats, filtration pipes, and other pipes for the final disposition of sewage.\n(b) A corporation may exercise a power described by Subsection (a) only if:\n(1) the use of private property is necessary for the successful operation of the sewer system; and\n(2) the sewer system is beneficial to the public use, health, or convenience.\n(c) The power of eminent domain may not be used under this section in the boundaries of a municipality unless permitted or required by the municipality granting a franchise to the corporation seeking the right of condemnation.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nRenumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.102 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 13. WATER AND UTILITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL WATER AND UTILITIES","CHAPTER 552. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES","SUBCHAPTER F. MUNICIPAL WATER CORPORATIONS AND MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.552.htm#552.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c1e08fcf80ae76db7dc092d4d0d8a342a3e2e7f80c6217e970dd5d6b5d9a4ab3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-552.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-552.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}