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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the service of notice of a special commissioners' |
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hearing in an eminent domain proceeding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.016(d), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Notice may be served[: |
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[(1)] by delivering a copy of the notice to the party |
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or to the party's agent or attorney or in another manner provided by |
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the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for service of citation [; |
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[(2) if the property being condemned belongs to a |
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deceased's estate or to a minor or other legally disabled person and |
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the person or estate has a legal representative, by delivering a |
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copy of the notice to the legal representative; or |
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[(3) if the property being condemned belongs to a |
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nonresident of this state and there has been no personal service on |
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the owner, if the identity or the residence of the property owner is |
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unknown, or if the property owner avoids service of notice by |
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hiding, by publication in the same manner as service of citation by |
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publication in other civil cases in the district courts or county |
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courts at law]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |