Sec. 1111.106. 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 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 petition for review.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Hospital Districts
Chapter 1111 - Walker County Hospital District
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1111.101. District Responsibility
Section 1111.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt
Section 1111.103. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 1111.104. Hospital System
Section 1111.106. Eminent Domain
Section 1111.107. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1111.109. Operating and Management Contracts
Section 1111.110. Contracts for Care
Section 1111.111. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Hospitalization