If your use preceded the change in zoning, you may be grandfathered or have vested rights (Texas Local Government Code Chapter 245) allowing you to...

CenterPoint is a public-use entity (utility) with the power of eminent domain and cannot be required to pay your asking price. It is required to...

A roadway or access easement across the lands of another is the dominant estate for those purposes, and unless specifically prohibited the holder...

Under Section 16.061 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, a person cannot adversely possess property owned by a political subdivision of...

Section 11.086(a) of the Texas Water Code provides: No person may divert or impound the natural flow of surface waters in this state, or permit...

A city's ownership of property cannot be lost through prescriptive use or adverse possession. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Section 16.061(a): "A...

I am not aware of any loan programs that would assist a business owner impacted by construction of a public project. There are limited...

The City would have to offer market value not only for any land it proposes to acquire but also for any diminished market value of property...

Electric utility companies in Texas have the power of eminent domain, and the company will be able to acquire the property interests necessary to...

It is very difficult to stop a public use project like this. Impacted landowners have the opportunity to participate in the route selection process...