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Perry Signs Eminent Domain Bill
Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill that will put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that sets some limits on when the government can use its eminent domain authority to take private land.
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SAN ANTONIO (June 15, 2009)--Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill Monday that asks voters to place limits on when the government can take land using its eminent domain authority.
In a ceremony in front of the Alamo on Monday, Perry said land ownership has been essential to Texans for a long time and that the proposed constitutional amendment provides stronger protection for property owners.
If approved by voters, the state constitution would be amended to prohibit government officials from taking property and giving it to a private developer in order to boost the tax base.
Government officials could still take blighted properties using eminent domain.
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Posted by: Will
Location: Central Texas
on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Was he thinking of land owner when he was pushing the Trans-Texas Corridor?
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