{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3906.114","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.114","heading":"LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN POWER TO ACQUIRE SEAWALL.","body":"(a) The district may acquire by condemnation any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries only as necessary for the construction of a seawall. The district may elect to condemn either the fee simple title or a lesser property interest.\n(b) The district may not acquire by condemnation:\n(1) any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries for a purpose other than constructing a seawall;\n(2) any land, easements, or other property outside the district; or\n(3) water or water rights.\n(c) The district shall exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. The district is not required to:\n(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party; or\n(2) deposit more than the amount of an award in a suit.\n(d) Section 375.094, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (S.B. 1922), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE C. DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3906. PORT ISABEL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3906.htm#3906.114","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"509f0dbcbb4c9811d6de6f7855dbb860fc155888d2e90688558916ebcfc3a005","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3906.113","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3906.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}