Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.052
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.052, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 265.052. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Official statutory text
(a) The hospital board may acquire the fee simple title to or any other interest in land and other property by condemnation under Chapter 21, Property Code, to carry out any power, duty, or function under this subchapter.
(b) The board has the same rights as a county or municipality under Section 21.021, Property Code.
(c) The board shall determine the amount and character of the interest in land or other property to be acquired under this section.
(b) The board has the same rights as a county or municipality under Section 21.021, Property Code.
(c) The board shall determine the amount and character of the interest in land or other property to be acquired under this section.
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