Eminent Domain Issue Du Jour: The Border Wall. 3 Property Rights Trends Emerging.

  • New kid on the block defending property rights on the border: Texas Civil Rights Project
  • The border wall would trigger a federal use of eminent domain, and not Texas’ use of eminent domain
    • An alleged leaked memo says an actual fence will be built on roughly 36 miles of land in the Rio Grande Valley
  • In 2006 when a wall was last attempted, 100s of lawsuits were filed 

 

Valley Central | Border wall plans spur effort to help Texas landowners with eminent domain