House OKs eminent domain bill
DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Legislature: "A constitutional ban on state and local governments seizing property to help private interests passed the Texas House unanimously Tuesday, a strong response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the measure's author said violates 'everything that Texas is about.'
''Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution,' ' said Rep. Frank Corte, quoting former President William Howard Taft.
The amendment prohibits cities from using their power of eminent domain to take private property and give it to a third party if the primary purpose is economic development. The high court ruled last month that local governments could do so but gave states the option to prevent it."
''Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution,' ' said Rep. Frank Corte, quoting former President William Howard Taft.
The amendment prohibits cities from using their power of eminent domain to take private property and give it to a third party if the primary purpose is economic development. The high court ruled last month that local governments could do so but gave states the option to prevent it."
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