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Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 17 (view source)
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As adopted in 1876, this section read: "No person's property shall be taken, damaged or destroyed for or applied to public use without adequate compensation being made, unless by the consent of such person | As adopted in 1876, this section read: "No person's property shall be taken, damaged or destroyed for or applied to public use without adequate compensation being made, unless by the consent of such person; and, when taken, except for the use of the State, such compensation shall be first made, or secured by deposit of money; and no irrevocable or uncontrollable grant of special privileges or immunities, shall be made; but all privileges and franchises granted by the Legislature, or created under its authority shall be subject to the control thereof." | ||
It has been amended once. The 2009 amendment established specific limitations on the taking of private property for public use, excluded certain purposes from the definition of public use, and increased the legislative vote needed to delegate eminent domain authority to non-governmental entities. | It has been amended once. The 2009 amendment established specific limitations on the taking of private property for public use, excluded certain purposes from the definition of public use, and increased the legislative vote needed to delegate eminent domain authority to non-governmental entities. | ||
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|seo_title=Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution ("Taking Property for Public Use; Grant of Special Privileges") | |seo_title=Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution ("Taking Property for Public Use; Grant of Special Privileges") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 17, eminent domain<!--term is key search term-->, takings clause | |seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 17, Texas eminent domain<!--term is key search term-->, Texas takings clause | ||
|seo_description=No person's property shall be taken, damaged or destroyed for | |seo_description=No person's property shall be taken, damaged or destroyed for public use without adequate compensation. | ||
|seo_image_alt=Texas Bill of Rights | |seo_image_alt=Texas Bill of Rights | ||