/tags/eminent-domain Eminent Domain en-US Copyright Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT /news/2023-12-06/texas-gives-up-effort-to-take-over-fairfield-lake-state-park-using-eminent-domain The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is ending its months-long effort to reclaim the property after a local commission set the value at $418 million. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT /news/2023-12-06/texas-gives-up-effort-to-take-over-fairfield-lake-state-park-using-eminent-domain Bekah Morr /2023-11-20/fairfield-lake-state-parks-future-is-unclear-after-property-valued-at-more-than-400-million The state used eminent domain to reclaim the property from a private developer. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:22:30 GMT /2023-11-20/fairfield-lake-state-parks-future-is-unclear-after-property-valued-at-more-than-400-million Michael Marks | Texas Standard /energy-environment/2023-06-10/fairfield-lake-state-park-eminent-domain-condemnation-takeover A Dallas developer recently purchased the parkland and plans to turn it into a luxury gated community. Saturday’s vote would instead direct the state to take over the park by eminent domain. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 18:18:05 GMT /energy-environment/2023-06-10/fairfield-lake-state-park-eminent-domain-condemnation-takeover Bekah Morr /environment-nature/2023-02-23/fairfield-state-park-closing-eminent-domain-takeover-explainer State Rep. Angelia Orr has filed a bill that would lead to a state takeover of the popular Fairfield Lake State Park. An expert in eminent domain law explains how that could work. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment-nature/2023-02-23/fairfield-state-park-closing-eminent-domain-takeover-explainer Bekah Morr /news/2019-11-21/as-government-prepares-to-seize-more-land-for-a-border-wall-some-texas-landowners-prepare-to-fight When David Acevedo attended a meeting with officials from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in Webb County last month, he thought he would come away with… Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:51:49 GMT /news/2019-11-21/as-government-prepares-to-seize-more-land-for-a-border-wall-some-texas-landowners-prepare-to-fight Julián Aguilar /2019-10-02/hill-country-landowners-get-ready-for-another-pipeline-fight Charles Chaney Jr. has Utopia on his mind. The Texas City resident is a month away from retirement, and Utopia is the name of the scenic Hill Country... Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:01:00 GMT /2019-10-02/hill-country-landowners-get-ready-for-another-pipeline-fight Mose Buchele /news/2019-04-25/could-texas-high-speed-rail-hit-a-speed-bump-this-legislative-session High-speed rail developers have been eyeing a 240-mile stretch of mostly rural land sandwiched between the urban hubs of Dallas and Houston for years.… Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:14:14 GMT /news/2019-04-25/could-texas-high-speed-rail-hit-a-speed-bump-this-legislative-session Arya Sundaram / The Texas Tribune /2019-03-19/rio-grande-valley-landowners-plan-to-fight-border-wall-expansion A decade ago, dozens of Texas landowners fought the federal government's efforts to build a wall on their land. Those battles are beginning again as new walls are planned for the Rio Grande Valley. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT /2019-03-19/rio-grande-valley-landowners-plan-to-fight-border-wall-expansion Reynaldo Leaños Jr. /2019-01-30/hays-county-residents-say-theyre-prepared-to-fight-planned-natural-gas-pipeline A public meeting Tuesday on a planned natural gas pipeline in Central Texas often felt more like a protest, as Hays County residents shared concerns... Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:58:11 GMT /2019-01-30/hays-county-residents-say-theyre-prepared-to-fight-planned-natural-gas-pipeline Mose Buchele /2019-01-28/central-texas-pipeline-reignites-fight-over-land-rights A fight over a pipeline is never only about the pipeline. It’s about the environment, property rights, public safety and a community’s sense of itself.... Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:01:00 GMT /2019-01-28/central-texas-pipeline-reignites-fight-over-land-rights Mose Buchele