Dueling Special Districts. Eminent Domain. Water Pipeline.

How does a landowner whose land is in the path of a proposed water pipeline cause a legal quagmire? Create a special district- a Conservation District.

How do 2 special district resolve eminent domain over another’s land? The courts are deciding whether the land can be taken.

What have the courts said about dueling eminent domain authority of special districts?The TX Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Conservation District lands on a procedural issue, and now the issue of eminent domain taking is back before the trial court.

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