Sec. 261.001.  RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  A county may exercise the right of eminent domain to condemn and acquire land, an easement in land, or a right-of-way if the acquisition is necessary for the construction of a jail, courthouse, hospital, or library, or for another public use authorized by law.
(b)  The right of eminent domain conferred by this section extends to public or private land, but not to land used for cemetery purposes.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.