Development projects frequently boost the economy of surrounding communities. Yet, when it is your home that is on the path of a new government initiative, there is pressure to defend what is yours. Major infrastructure such as roads, pipelines and highways demand...
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Can you protest the government taking your property?
As a property owner, you likely expect to be able to do what you want with your property and remain there as long as you’d like. It may seem outrageous to consider someone telling you what you can or cannot do with your rightfully owned home and land, or even...
Knowing what your property is worth under eminent domain
As a property owner, it's important for you to understand how the government values your property. This becomes especially crucial when the government exercises its power of eminent domain. You might wonder who sets the appraisal amount and what factors come into...
Could the government really take privately owned property?
There are times when the government acts in the interests of the people, making decisions to expand roads, install utility lines and take other steps that will lead to improvement of quality of life or safety. However, these efforts may sometimes come at a cost to...
Can the government take your property?
A Texas private property owner likely assumes that he or she has the right to do with that property as he or she pleases. That individual may want to build a home, open a business or even develop land for a specific purpose. However, it may come as a surprise to learn...
What is just compensation in eminent domain cases?
One of the last things any property owner in Texas wants to deal with is the government seizing their land for public use, but unfortunately, it happens. Landowners can attempt to fight the government’s use of eminent domain laws, but sometimes those attempts prove...
Are there positive aspects to eminent domain?
Property ownership grants you certain rights. However, in particular circumstances, the government has the right to forcibly separate you from your property according to the principle of eminent domain. There are rules that apply to this practice; the government must...
Will the government take your land for the border wall?
If you own commercial or any other type of private land along the Mexican border of the Rio Grande Valley, you need to know about the continuing efforts of the U.S. government to take such land by eminent domain in order to construct portions of the border wall across...
How does eminent domain work in Texas?
If you own a home or other real estate in Texas, you expect that you will exercise all ownership rights in and to that property. The last thing you expect is that someone can take your property away from you without your consent. Unfortunately, however, under the...
What does condemnation law mean by “public use?”
If you learn that the Texas government plans to appropriate your land through condemnation, you may wonder if its plans are legal and, if they are, if there is anything you can do to fight the appropriation. Fortunately, though condemnation is certainly legal, you and...