Sec. 203.053. LOCATION OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED; PUBLIC PROPERTY. (a) The authorization under this subchapter to purchase or exercise the power of eminent domain is not affected by the location of the real property, the location of the real property right, or the location of the material. This subsection applies without regard to whether the location is in or outside a municipality.
(b) Under this subchapter, the commission may purchase or condemn real property, property rights, and materials that belong to the public, whether under the jurisdiction of the state, a state agency, a county, a municipality, including a home-rule municipality, or an entity or subdivision of a county or municipality.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation
Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways
Subchapter D. Acquisition of Property
Section 203.051. Acquisition of Property Authorized
Section 203.052. Commission Determination Required
Section 203.0521. Acquisition of Remainder
Section 203.053. Location of Property Acquired; Public Property
Section 203.054. Attorney General Shall Bring Suit
Section 203.055. Acquisition of Rights in Public Real Property
Section 203.056. Consent to Use of State Property
Section 203.057. Cooperation of State Agency
Section 203.058. Compensation for State Agency
Section 203.059. Purchase of Lease Rights
Section 203.060. Payment Procedure
Section 203.061. Payment Procedure if Owner Fails to Deliver Executed Deed; Escrow
Section 203.062. Payment for Real Property Acquired by Eminent Domain
Section 203.063. Payment Procedures in Addition to Other Procedures Authorized by Law
Section 203.064. Acquisition of Freeway by Gift or Devise
Section 203.065. Acquisition of Freeway by County Commissioners Court
Section 203.066. Declaration of Taking for Toll Project
Section 203.067. Possession of Property for Toll Project
Section 203.068. Right of Entry for Toll Project
Section 203.069. Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, or Limitations