City considers eminent domain rule for Mary Rhodes Phase 2 Pipeline
” A 41-mile water pipeline expected to carve a 4-foot-wide path between the Lower Colorado River and Lake Texana is moving forward with the city gearing up for negotiations to acquire about 200 parcels of…
City Considers Eminent Domain to Develop Water Pipeline
“Corpus Christi city leaders are considering evoking eminent domain to ensure water to our area through future droughts. Council members want to develop a $150 million pipeline from the Colorado River to Lake Texana. Eminent…
Recent Developments in Eminent Domain: Public Use
“The Summer 2012 issue of the Urban Lawyer, the law review published quarterly by the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law and UMKC law school is now available on-line, and includes my short…
State requirement wastes Orange County time, money, paper
“Douglas Manning, assistant county attorney, requested action from Orange County Commissioners’ Court for the submission of a report on eminent domain authority. The report has to be filed by Dec. 31 to the state comptroller…
County preserves rights to local eminent domain
“Senate Bill 18, according to Sharp, was a bill that listed all rights that local governments had eminent domain laws. But, part of the bill required that local governments list all local eminent domain ordinances…
Eminent Domain Report Due by December 31, 2012
“The Comptroller’s office has compiled a list of public and private entities that have submitted the eminent domain authority reports. The Comptroller will provide weekly updates through the Dec. 31, 2012, deadline. Counties can access…
Georgia city takes on utility over eminent domain
A tiny Georgia city that is battling a utility co-op’s efforts to erect 100-foot poles and string high-voltage power lines through land designated for a nature preserve has asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to…
Nichols files bills to limit property tax increases, restrict eminent domain and reform welfare
“Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville), filed legislation today to limit the growth of property taxes, prohibit the use of eminent domain for recreational purposes and to significantly reform the state’s welfare system. “These bills represent some…
Nichols files bills to limit property tax increases, restrict eminent domain and reform welfare
Nichols’ second bill, Senate Bill 96, would prohibit state or local governments from taking private land for recreational purposes. “No homeowner should lose the roof over their head so others can have a place to…
Legislators listen to Crossroads residents about eminent domain
“The Eagle Ford Shale play has been booming through the Crossroads and it has brought money and prosperity to the area, but all of that oil and natural gas has to be shipped to market…