Section 364.014 - Acquisition of Property(a) A county may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or any other manner and may own, maintain, use, and operate property or an interest in property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers and purposes provided by this chapter.(b) The power of eminent domain is restricted to the county and may be exercised in the manner provided by law.(c) A county may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire real property under this section if that power conflicts with a corporation's power of eminent domain as provided by law.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.014
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.