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Tex. Prop. Code § 21.003 (2026)

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Sec. 21.003. DISTRICT COURT AUTHORITY. A district court may determine all issues, including the authority to condemn property and the assessment of damages, in any suit:

(1) in which this state, a political subdivision of this state, a person, an association of persons, or a corporation is a party; and

(2) that involves a claim for property or for damages to property occupied by the party under the party's eminent domain authority or for an injunction to prevent the party from entering or using the property under the party's eminent domain authority.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3498, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

SUBCHAPTER B. PROCEDURE


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: Doan v. Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP, 542 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. App. 2018).
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Doan v. Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP, 542 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 8× “As in this case, the condemnor in Taub argued that the district court had jurisdiction over the counterclaim pursuant to Texas Property Code section 21.003 : A district court may determine all issues, including the authority to condemn property and the assessment of damages, in…”
Taub v. Aquila Sw. Pipeline Corp., 93 S.W.3d 451 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 21.003 (Vernon 1984).”
Collin Cnty. v. Hixon Fam. P'ship, Ltd., 365 S.W.3d 860 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 21.003 (West 2004).”
Circle X Land & Cattle Co. v. Mumford Indep. Sch. Dist., 325 S.W.3d 859 (Tex. App. 2010). “155(a). A district court may determine all issues, including the authority to condemn property and assess damages, in any proceeding for eminent domain involving a political subdivision of the state.”
Gulf Energy Pipeline Co. v. Garcia, 884 S.W.2d 821 (Tex. App. 1994). “— Dallas 1991, no writ); see Tex.PROP.Code Ann. § 21.003 (Vernon 1984).”
Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth. v. Canyon Reg'l Water Auth., 211 S.W.3d 351 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. PROP.Code Ann. §§ 21.003; 21.017(a) (Vernon 2004).”
The State of Texas & Kyle Madsen in His Off. Capacity as Dir. of Right of Way v. Jrj Pusok Holdings, LLC (Tex. 2026). · cites it 8× “perty through eminent domain: (A) has an obligation to pay ad valorem taxes on the acquired property; (B) has received a tax bill from the taxing authority for the ad valorem taxes on the acquired property; and (C) has failed to pay any ad valorem taxes on the acquired property…”
The City of Killeen v. Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC, 709 S.W.3d 746 (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “Tex. Prop. Code § 21.003 (emphasis added).”
in Re Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., L.L.C. (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Transco counterclaimed for condemnation and declaratory relief.”
State v. Titan Land Dev. Inc. & Bauer-Hockley 550, L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “v, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 TEX. PROP. CODE §21.048 .......”
DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC v. San Miguel Elec. Coop., Inc. (Tex. App. 2020). “After San Miguel requested injunctive relief requiring DCP to move its pipeline, DCP asserted an alternative counterclaim for condemnation under Texas Property Code sections 21.003 and 21.”
JRJ Pusok Holdings, LLC v. the State of Texas & Kyle Madsen in His Off. Capacity as Dir. of Right of Way (Tex. App. 2024). “” See Tex. Prop. Code § 21.003. The second statute is organized under Subchapter E, which is entitled “Repurchase of Real Property from Condemning Entity,” and it provides that “a district court may determine all issues in any suit regarding the repurchase of a real property…”
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Tex. Prop. Code § 21.003(1): 1 case
Doan v. Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP, 542 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. App. 2018). “As in this case, the condemnor in Taub argued that the district court had jurisdiction over the counterclaim pursuant to Texas Property Code section 21.003 : A district court may determine all issues, including the authority to condemn property and the assessment of damages, in…”
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