Welcome to the Future!
The Institute for Justice reviewed eminent domain reforms to protect private proeprty rights enacted after Kelo and found none of the doomsday messages.
According to this reasearch, the world does not end, regardless of how strong the private property reforms are.
Empower Texas is highlighting Houstonian barry Klien, founder of Houston Property Rights Association. In 1992, he founded Houston Property Rights Association to fight against zoning in Houston. Houston Property Rights Association has been active since.
Empower Texas highlights that “Because of his work, the Property Rights Foundation of America called him, “one of the most respected property rights activists in the nation.” With Klein’s tireless efforts and wealth of knowledge, he…
TPPF says these 2015 bills would have helped:
Way back when SB 18 passed in 2009, it required governmental & private entities with eminent domain authority to report to the Comptroller. They did, and more than 6,000 said, yes, we have the power to take private property.
This year that number will grow by at least the 150 or so special purpose districts that were created and granted eminent domain authority.
TPPF has been talking reforming aset forfeiture for a couple years now, and now the CLU and Grover Norquist have joined forces to bring us Fix Forfeiture, a 501(c)(4).
Here’s what Fix Forefeiture wants to fix:
Libertarians and private property rights activists will not stop talking about Kelo. There are books and movies afoot about Kelo.
During this week’s 10 year anniversary, the libertarian presses were on fire:
Building a project that crosse state lines or involves transmission lines or pipelines?
U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton have a bill for you. It will grant states veto power over electric lines. It has a cute name: Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Lands (APPROVAL) Act.
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On 2 separate coasts, 2 separate governmental entities are moving forward with eminent domain to build new water projects to protect cities from flooding. California is actively building high speed rail. This week the State Public Works Board approved its 246th condemantion resolution since 2013. Fresno Bee Not only is aquiring land time consuming, but California’s experience is also teaching us that high speed rail is a lengthy process. To move high speed rail along more quickly, the California legislature added a budget rider that will: Earlier this month, Denbury appealed the most recent appellate decision in its case aginst Texas Rice Land Partners. Denbury argues that the Court of Appeals did not follow the Texas Supreme Court’s test for common carrier, estbalished by this lengthy legal saga. Denbury goes on to argue that the TX Supreme Court has new common carrier issues it needs to look at too. Such as- Is there common carrier status in §2.105 of the Texas Business Organizations Code? Common Carrier: …Eminent Domain to Protect Against Flooding
How many condemnations does it take to build high speed rail?
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Denbury 6+ Years of Common Carrier Status in Dispute