{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.209","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 54.209","heading":"LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.","body":"A district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire:\n(1) a site for a water treatment plant, water storage facility, wastewater treatment plant, or wastewater disposal plant;\n(2) a site for a park, swimming pool, or other recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462;\n(3) an exclusive easement through a county regional park; or\n(4) a site or easement for a road project.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 271 (H.B. 1208), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 54. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.54.htm#54.209","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"3b42e2d4fdd6e57e15b95214ad5e238bc115c0ed6af7fb7a629218dc6d3589f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.208","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}