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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.136

CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Before or after expiration of the period for conformance set under Section 214.134(b)(2), a municipality, following the same procedure that it is authorized by law to use to institute condemnation proceedings, may:

(1) remove a structure and condemn property in the area between a street and a building line; and

(2) impose an assessment against property owners and property that is benefitted by the establishment of the building line to the extent of the benefit.

(b) The municipality must provide notice and a hearing to the owner of affected property for the determination of:

(1) additional damages sustained by the removal of a structure or the taking of land in the area between a street and a building line; or

(2) the assessment to be imposed against a property owner and the property.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.