Sec. 1024.108. 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 interest is necessary 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 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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Hospital Districts
Chapter 1024 - Ector County Hospital District
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1024.101. District Responsibility
Section 1024.102. Restriction on County Taxation and Debt
Section 1024.103. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 1024.105. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
Section 1024.106. Mobile Emergency Medical Service
Section 1024.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment
Section 1024.108. Eminent Domain
Section 1024.109. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
Section 1024.110. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1024.111. Construction Contracts
Section 1024.112. Operating and Management Contracts
Section 1024.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Services
Section 1024.114. Payment for Treatment; Procedures
Section 1024.115. Reimbursement for Services
Section 1024.116. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; Venue; Nonwaiver of Immunity