Constitutional amendment a positive step for eminent domain

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) urged Texans to support a constitutional amendment in November that would limit entities from condemning private property for public development, but urged Governor Perry to use a special session to address eminent domain reform that would further protect property owners. "While the constitutional amendment is a good first step, there is more work to be done to address eminent domain law in the state of Texas," TSCRA President Dave Scott, a rancher from Richmond, Texas, said. 
"Texas needs eminent domain reform that would require condemning entities to adequately compensate property owners when their land is taken," Scott continued. "Additionally, stronger laws are needed to better compensate property owners for impairment to their property once it is condemned." "There is still time to reform the eminent domain laws in Texas by adding it to the priority list during a special session. Now is the time to level the playing field for property owners in Texas."...SWFarmPress