Texas The Texas Constitution

§ 1.17 — TAKING PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE; SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES; CONTROL OF PRIVILEGES AND FRANCHISES

CN § 1.17

Statute text

(a)No person's property shall be taken, damaged, or destroyed for or applied to public use without adequate compensation being made, unless by the consent of such person, and only if the taking, damage, or destruction is for:

(1)the ownership, use, and enjoyment of the property, notwithstanding an incidental use, by:

(A)the State, a political subdivision of the State, or the public at large; or

(B)an entity granted the power of eminent domain under law; or

(2)the elimination of urban blight on a particular parcel of property.

(b)In this section, "public use" does not include the taking of property under Subsection (a) of this section for transfer to a private entity for the primary purpose of economic development or enhancement of tax revenues.

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