Texas Eminent Domain Reform
Published June 12, 2019
During the 86th Texas Legislature (2019), Texas once again failed to pass meaningful eminent-domain reform for the third straight legislative session. The proposed reform bills, Senate Bill 421 and House Bill 991, were watered down after coming out of the House Committee. As a result, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, and other supporters of the reform efforts were left unable to support the weakened bills, instead holding out for meaningful change. How did we get here?
Ā Historically, it is the government that is attempting to take propertyā€”for new roads, highways and other infrastructure projects. However, governments now delegate their power of eminent domain to private, for-profit companies.
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