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Tex. Prop. Code § 21.015 (2026)

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Sec. 21.015. HEARING. (a) The special commissioners in an eminent domain proceeding shall promptly schedule a hearing for the parties at the earliest practical time but may not schedule a hearing to assess damages before the 20th day after the date the special commissioners were appointed. The special commissioners shall schedule a hearing for the parties at a place that is as near as practical to the property being condemned or at the county seat of the county in which the proceeding is being held.

(b) After notice of the hearing has been served, the special commissioners shall hear the parties at the scheduled time and place or at any other time or place to which they may adjourn the hearing.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3500, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Houston Sys. v. FKM P'ship, Ltd., 178 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005).
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Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Houston Sys. v. FKM P'ship, Ltd., 178 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005). · cites it 4× “The judge of the court must then appoint three disinterested freeholders who reside in the county as special commissioners to assess the damages of the property owner.”
Country Cmty. Timberlake Vill., L.P. v. HMW Special Util. Dist. of Harris, 438 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2014). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 21.015 (West Supp. 2013); id.”
State v. Fiesta Mart, Inc., 233 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007). “- Tex. PRop.Code § 21.015 (Vernon 2004). If either party timely files an objection to the commissioners’ award, the county court is invested with jurisdiction of the subject matter of the case.”
Gulf Energy Pipeline Co. v. Garcia, 884 S.W.2d 821 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1994). “Tex.PROP.Code Ann. § 21.015 (Vernon 1984).”
In re State, 325 S.W.3d 848 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010). “In fact, despite the legislative mandate denying the trial court an active role in the administrative phase of an eminent domain proceeding and requiring that commissioners set and conduct a hearing “promptly” and “at the earliest practical time,” see Tex. Prop.Code Ann. §…”
High. 205 Farms, Ltd. v. City of Dallas, No. 14-0917 (Tex. Apr. 13, 2015). · cites it 2× “15, 17 Tex. Prop. Code § 21.015 ................”
Copano NGL Servs., LLC v. John Ashcraft, No. 13-15-00342-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Dec. 4, 2015). · cites it 2× “25, 30 Tex. Prop. Code § 21.015. . . . . . . . .”
Pappas Restaurants, Inc. v. State of Texas, No. 01-15-00001-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 14, 2016). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 21.015. Each party to the proceeding must be served with notice of the time and place of the special commissioners’ hearing.”
Gilchrist Cmty. Ass'n v. Cnty. of Galveston, No. 14-17-00681-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 21, 2018). “Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 21.015 (West 2018).”
In re State of Texas, No. 03-20-00447-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 2, 2020). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 21.015; Aronoff, 316 S.”
Lonestar Airport Holdings, LLC v. City of Austin, No. 1:22-cv-00770 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2022). “The City, which has announced plans to demolish the terminal to make room for new taxiways, filed a Petition for Condemnation in Probate Court in Travis County, Texas on June 17, 2022, and a Special Commissioners’ Hearing pursuant to Texas Property Code § 21.015 is set for…”
Lonestar Airport Holdings, LLC v. City of Austin, No. 1:22-cv-00770 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2022). “A Special Commissioners’ Hearing pursuant to Texas Property Code § 21.015 is set for January 31 and February 1, 2023.”
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Tex. Prop. Code § 21.015(a): 2 cases
In re Tarrant Reg'l Water Dist., a Water Control & Improvement Dist., No. 12-14-00329-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 20, 2015).
High. 205 Farms, Ltd. v. City of Dallas, No. 14-0917 (Tex. Apr. 13, 2015). “15, 17 Tex. Prop. Code § 21.015 ................”
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