ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Tex. TRANSP Code § 284.061.
in effect(a) To acquire property useful in connection with a project, a county may enter on any real property, water, or premises to make a survey, sounding, or examination.
(b) A county may acquire by eminent domain property to use in or useful for a project under this chapter.
(c) Except as provided by Section 284.0615 , if applicable, the county is entitled to immediate possession of property subject to a condemnation proceeding brought by the county after:
(1) a tender of a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure the owner for damages; and
(2) the approval of the bond or security by the court.
(d) Subject to the reimbursement requirements of Section 373.102 , a county has full easements and rights-of-way through, across, under, and over any property owned by this state that are necessary or convenient to construct, acquire, or efficiently operate a project under this chapter.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (S.B. 19 ), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.