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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has recently decided to pursue the power of eminent domain to preserve Fairfield State Park. The proposed acquisition is somewhat unusual because TPWD was given the option to...

Austin City Council recently approved a settlement of $88 million for the taking of the leasehold at the South Terminal at  Read More Share This

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently wrapped up public commentary on potential designs for its proposed U.S. 380 Bypass Project in Collin County. The designs were released as part of the...

On March 21, the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), which oversees the implementation of Project Connect, announced it was significantly scaling back plans for the initial phase of the new light rail system, citing costs...

Owners can be awarded compensation for the negative impacts that the taking has on their remaining property, including loss of functionality. However, that impact often is not addressed in TxDOT’s assessment of...

On February 6 the ongoing eminent domain dispute surrounding the South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reached a turning point when the City of Austin was ordered to pay...

Known as “Modified-Build Alternative 3,” the new preferred plan would impact 42 fewer acres than the alternative alignment but would still require the demolition of 107 homes and businesses along I-35. Other impacted...

We have filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association where we argue that the statute the pipeline company relies upon in support of its purported power to condemn does not actually...

An already operational natural gas pipeline that serves the St. Louis metro region is under scrutiny after a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.