(a) The district may acquire by condemnation any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries only as necessary for the construction of a seawall. The district may elect to condemn either the fee simple title or a lesser property interest.
(b) The district may not acquire by condemnation:
(1) any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries for a purpose other than constructing a seawall;
(2) any land, easements, or other property outside the district; or
(3) water or water rights.

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3906.114

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The district shall exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. The district is not required to:
(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party; or
(2) deposit more than the amount of an award in a suit.
(d) § 375.094, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

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