Bill Filing: Heart of Groundwater Fight Is Eminent Domain

Representative Isaac says removing eminent domain authority from a water district is the “saving grace.”  he goes on to talk about the abuses of eminent domain authority by special districts. Texas Tribune

There are 100s, if not 1000s, of special districts in Texas. Texas Legislative Council has tracks and organizes these grants of eminent domain authority. The 2012 list of special districts with eminent domain authority is here.