Rating Texas eminent domain laws

The Institute for Justice gave Texas eminent domain laws a B-.

R Street notes issues that Texas should fix including clearing up grey areas of public use, limiting court deference to municipalities in declaring a public use, and eminent domain use by private entities.

R Street refers readers to the State GOP Party call for eminent domain restrictions, the infighting among republicans on this issue in Texas, and point to Justice O’Conner’s opinion in Kelo.