Eminent domain issue to be taken up with voters in November

Mon, Jun 8 2009 — Source: Statesman

Texas farm and ranch groups are glad lawmakers have taken steps to revisit eminent domain law but say it’s “nowhere near” what’s needed in a state where most land is privately held. Texas Farm Bureau spokesman Gene Hall said that if voters approve a constitutional amendment in November, it would bring “improved but still bad eminent domain law” to the state.

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