El Paso Management District Prohibited from Using Eminent Domain Authority

Management Districts are controlled by the cities in which they operate and by the statutes that created the districts. The dual level of oversight means that while state law may grant a management district the power of eminent domain, a city may restrict a management district’s use of eminent domain.  

Such is the case in El Paso. Chapter 505 of the Government Code grants the Monticello Management district the power of eminent domain. The City Council of El Paso has prohibited the district’s ability to use eminent domain. KVIA