Except where otherwise expressly provided by law, the interest acquired by a condemnor under this chapter does not include the fee simple title to real property, either public or private. An interest acquired by a condemnor is not lost by the forfeiture or expiration of the condemnor's charter and is subject to an extension of the charter or the grant of a new charter without a new condemnation.
Tex. Prop. Code § 21.045
TITLE ACQUIRED
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case City of Seabrook v. Port of Houston Authority (2006)
Most recently applied in Manning v. Enbridge Pipelines (East Texas) L.P. (July 2011)
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3505, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.