{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-370.163","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 370.163","heading":"ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the governing body of an authority has the same powers and duties relating to the condemnation and acquisition of real property for a transportation project that the commission and the department have under Subchapter D, Chapter 203, relating to the condemnation or purchase of real property for a toll project.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281, Sec. 2.101(17), eff. June 14, 2005.\n(c) The authority granted under this section does not include the authority to condemn a bridge connecting this state to the United Mexican States that is owned by a county or municipality.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 2.01, eff. June 21, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.68, eff. June 14, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.101(17), eff. June 14, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE G. TURNPIKES AND TOLL PROJECTS","CHAPTER 370. REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITIES","SUBCHAPTER E. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.370.htm#370.163","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"b37ac9340961f11153a0d13f65e0f9236af9673d688238a27d2f05593b67b85c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-370.162","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-370.164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}