Sec. 1036.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the property interest is necessary for the district to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.
(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.
(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:
(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;
(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or
(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.
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