no eminent domain on the Texas border

The Texas House added this amendment to a “border security” bill, HB 6 (2023 | 88(3) Texas) that prohibits the use of eminent domain to acquire property on the border. The Texas international border is as long as it is complicated. Ranchers graze their herds in the Rio Grande, the Catholic Church owns land that crosses the border, so do wildlife non-profits, among others. The Catholic Church gives rise to first amendment issues- it’s complicated.