Tex. Local Government Code § 383.063
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 383.063, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 383.063. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Official statutory text
(a) A district that is not located within a municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land in the district considered necessary by the board for the purpose of providing water and sewer services to an authorized project.
(b) The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(b) The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
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