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TPPF’s legislative recommendations for eminent domain include:
On par with bill filing rates in 2013, 5 eminent domain related bills have been filed to restrain or prohibit the use of eminent domain or the the taking of private property:
Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. v. the Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas has been a hot legal topic for years. The repurcussions have been:
Austin Business Journal lists eminent domain, especially in relation to pipelines, as a must watch legislative issue for 2015.
Information Intelligence subscribers know that the hot legislative topicis broader. It’s any private company that has the power of eminent domain that triggers higher & hotter legislative scrutiny.
This includes private toll authorities, transmissions lines, and pipelines at a minimum.
Posted in2015 legislation, private company, private property rights
In 2014, a private tollroad coporation proposed new toll roads in North Texas. Town halls were held. Fire Marshalls shut them down as too many people turned out against new toll roads. City councils in the proposed toll areas passed resolutions opposing the plans to use eminent domain. Toll road opponents and private property rights supporters united. The 2015 Legislature will consider HB 565, which will stop private toll authorities from exercising eminent domain. “We will do whatever it takes to make sure landowners are treated fairly when an entity uses the power of eminent domain to claim land for public use.” – Robert McKnight, Second Vice President, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Cattleraisers made hundreds of calls last session opposing Tryon Lewis’ common carrier bill, HB 2748. [
Posted in2013 legislation, 2015 legislation, activism, fairness, private property rights
Landowners are on a winning streak with private property rights arguments in Texas courts. Most wins occur when a private company, like a pipeline, uses eminent domain. The murky territory of private companies acting like public entities. On December 18th, the Court of Appeals for the 9th District will hear oral arguments in a case between land owners and a pipeline. These landowners won with the Texas Supreme Court. The Supreme Court sent common carrier standards back to the a… An early eminent domain bill this pre-filing season: SB 178 by Nichols prohibits the use of eminent domain for recreational purposes. Quotes from Senator Nichols: “Senate Bill 178 would prohibit state or local governments from taking private land for recreational purposes. Nichols believes eminent domain can be a last resort when considering public utility projects and other public works, but that no one’s land should be taken for bike trails or parks.” “These bills repres…HB 565: Revoking Eminent Domain Authority
Cattleraisers Support Fairness for Landowners
RRC Common Carrier Rules Could Benefit a Landowner Lawsuit
SB 178: No Eminent Domain for Parks or Bike Trails- EVER.