Tex. Local Government Code § 214.136
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 214.136, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 214.136. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) Before or after expiration of the period for conformance set under Section 214.134(b)(2), a municipality, following the same procedure that it is authorized by law to use to institute condemnation proceedings, may:
(1) remove a structure and condemn property in the area between a street and a building line; and
(2) impose an assessment against property owners and property that is benefitted by the establishment of the building line to the extent of the benefit.
(b) The municipality must provide notice and a hearing to the owner of affected property for the determination of:
(1) additional damages sustained by the removal of a structure or the taking of land in the area between a street and a building line; or
(2) the assessment to be imposed against a property owner and the property.
(1) remove a structure and condemn property in the area between a street and a building line; and
(2) impose an assessment against property owners and property that is benefitted by the establishment of the building line to the extent of the benefit.
(b) The municipality must provide notice and a hearing to the owner of affected property for the determination of:
(1) additional damages sustained by the removal of a structure or the taking of land in the area between a street and a building line; or
(2) the assessment to be imposed against a property owner and the property.
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