Eminent Domain Public Database

The Comptroller maintains an accessible online Eminent Domain Database of submitted information. Reports must be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the Comptroller. The Comptroller has developed an electronic reporting form to enable entities or their third-party representatives to submit the required information. Once received, the Comptroller will process and post these reports to the online database.

Submitting entities or third parties on their behalf report information as required under Texas Government Code Chapter 2206, Subchapter D, for inclusion in the database. The Comptroller's office has not independently verified the information and, by including it in the database, does not warrant that the information is accurate or complete. Information submitted for the database may be submitted at different times and the database contents are subject to change as updates are made throughout the year.

No. The database may not include information regarding entities that derive powers of eminent domain from a source other than a general or special law of the state, as those entities are not required to report information to the Comptroller for inclusion in the database. Also, for any given report year, the database may reflect information reported by entities that do not in fact currently have eminent domain authority. This may occur when powers previously granted and/or reported by an entity have subsequently been forfeited, lapsed, expired or otherwise changed or invalidated and the Comptroller has not received an updated report from that entity in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 2206.154(c) (or the Comptroller has received an updated report but the COEDD does not yet reflect the new information), or because an entity reported erroneous information to the Comptroller regarding the source, scope, or status of its eminent domain authority. In any event, entities subject to the reporting requirements of Texas Government Code Section 2206.151, et seq., must notify the Comptroller if eminent domain authority information previously reported needs to be updated, and should contact Comptroller staff if they require assistance or have questions about this process.

Entities are not required to report, and the database does not fully specify, the areas, purposes, and conditions in, for, and under which their eminent domain powers may be exercised. The law requires entities to report each provision of law that grants them eminent domain authority and the scope of that authority, but it does not limit entities' eminent domain authority if they make mistakes or omissions.

The inclusion of an entity's information in the database confirms that the Comptroller received the submitted information, but does not necessarily verify the entity's compliance with any provision of Texas law pertaining to the exercise of eminent domain.