Sec. 21.013.  VENUE;  FEES AND PROCESSING FOR SUIT FILED IN DISTRICT COURT.  (a)  The venue of a condemnation proceeding is the county in which the owner of the property being condemned resides if the owner resides in a county in which part of the property is located.  Otherwise, the venue of a condemnation proceeding is any county in which at least part of the property is located.
(b)  Except where otherwise provided by law, a party initiating a condemnation proceeding in a county in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction shall file the petition with any clerk authorized to handle such filings for that court or courts.
(c)  A party initiating a condemnation proceeding in a county in which there is not a county court at law must file the condemnation petition with the district clerk.  The filing fee shall be due at the time of filing.
(d)  District and county clerks shall assign an equal number of eminent domain cases in rotation to each court with jurisdiction that the clerk serves.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3499, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 760, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 756, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 4.09, eff. January 1, 2022.