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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 21.020

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

If a condemnor moves to dismiss a condemnation proceeding and subsequently files a petition to condemn substantially the same property interest from the same property owner, the court may not appoint new special commissioners but shall enter the award of the special commissioners in the first proceeding as the award in the second. The court shall award the property owner triple the amount of the expenses that were allowed the property owner prior to the dismissal of the first proceeding.