Nobody in Texas likes the idea of giving up hard-won land, but that is exactly what could happen when the government attempts to claim eminent domain. This limited power could allow the federal government to take over personal property rights from land- and...
Eminent Domain
Maximizing the return on your land as a property owner
Many landowners across the United States own properties that contain oil, gas or other mineral resources beneath their surfaces. In exchange for these coveted resources, many receive royalties. In fact, the National Association of Royalty Owners estimates that nearly...
Getting the facts on fair market value
When the government decides that it wants to use your Texas property, it will invoke eminent domain to acquire it from you in exchange for what the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution calls “just compensation.” However, you might not agree with what the government...