Eminent domain: Compensate or confiscate?
Thursday, February 21st, 2008While Texas was one of the first states to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kelo decision, allowing governments to condemn property for economic development purposes, it has yet to finish the job of protecting property owners. Attempts to protect Texans’ property rights last year fell short because of disagreements over blight designations and compensation issues. Discussing those issues with us on this week’s edition is Glenn Sodd, a Corsicana attorney whose primary practice is eminent domain litigation throughout the state of Texas.