Texas Landowner’s Bill of Rights

The Texas Landowner’s Bill of Rights applies to any attempt to condemn your property. The contents of this Bill of Rights are set out by the Texas Legislature in Texas Government Code section 402.031 and chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code. Any entity exercising eminent domain authority must provide a copy of this Bill of Rights to you.

This document is subject to update and revision. Please check the Office of Attorney General of Texas website periodically for the most recent version of the Texas Landowner’s Bill of Rights. A document version date can be found on the last page in the lower right-hand corner.

Texas Landowner’s Bill of Rights (English) [PDF]                                         Texas Landowner’s Bill of Rights (Spanish) [PDF]