{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-1.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 1.005","heading":"LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.","body":"An entity governed by this code and authorized by law to exercise the power of eminent domain may only exercise the power for a public use in accordance with Section 17, Article I, Texas Constitution.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 655), Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 2013.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. PURPOSE AND POLICY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.1.htm#1.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"94c184f21e9831d4a32382ff9babdda3508b5ca31c3daae15a0df4f6aeab300b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-1.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}