Sec. 1057.107. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district 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 1057 - Matagorda County Hospital District of Matagorda County, Texas
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1057.101. District Responsibility
Section 1057.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt
Section 1057.103. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 1057.104. Hospital System
Section 1057.107. Eminent Domain
Section 1057.108. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1057.109. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Care and Treatment