Just the Facts. SB 626. The Eminent Domain Package via Senator Schwertner.

SB 626

  • The author list: Schwertner | Birdwell | Burton | Creighton | Hall | Huffines | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Nichols | Seliger | Zaffirini
  • What it does: Requires a separate offer for any property “not reasonably necessary to complete the public use” 
  • What’s the hook? The land in this additional offer wouldn’t otherwise trigger eminent domain