As the Texas State Comptroller’s Office is now responsible for maintaining an electronic database of all entities that exercise eminent domain authority, districts are required to annually update the following information with the Comptroller by February 1 of each year:

  1. The District’s full legal name;
  2. The District’s address and public contact information;
  3. The name and contact information of the appropriate officer, or other person representing the District;
  4. The type of District;
  5. The legal provision(s) granting the District’s eminent domain authority;
  6. The focus or scope of the eminent domain authority granted to the entity;
  7. The earliest date the District had authority to exercise the power of eminent domain;
  8. The District’s taxpayer identification number;
  9. Whether the District exercised its eminent domain authority in the preceding calendar year by filing a condemnation petition; and
  10. The District’s website address.

More information about annual eminent domain reporting and a link to log in and submit the report may be found at https://www.comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/local/eminent-domain/reporting.php.  Districts must also report any changes in its information within 90 days of the event.  Failure to provide the required information to the Comptroller and failure to provide the information within 30 days of notice of the failure could result in a $1,000 civil penalty, with continuing violations resulting in additional penalties.  Please contact our office if you would like assistance in completing and filing the report.