Texas Supreme Court Holds That an Electric Company Can Condemn Public Property Over Governmental Immunity Objection
The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Cause No. 11-0079)-holding that a recent change to the Texas Utilities Code waived governmental immunity from condemnation suits instituted by electric corporations seeking to acquire land along a route certified by the Public Utilities Commission ("PUC").
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