{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-6906.116","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.116","heading":"EMINENT DOMAIN.","body":"(a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district.\n(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to:\n(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation or other suit to which it is a party; or\n(2) deposit double the amount of an award in a suit.\n(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21, Property Code.\n(d) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE B. FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 6906. CORYELL CITY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.6906.htm#6906.116","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"c303feabbaacd697b4f6ab4f155d061e302756d2b10be2be1ca871aa78e5ce9b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-6906.115","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-6906.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}