Members of #TexasFarmBureau's AgLead-FarmLead class are in Austin this week talking to the #TxLege about #eminentdomain reform and other issues affecting Texas agriculture.
Private property rights are worth fighting for. And in Texas, that means resolving the #eminentdomain issues that plague landowners.
They need fairness and transparency. That's not too much to ask for.
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Texas private property owners WANT and NEED #eminentdomain reform. And that’s what they’re telling the House Committee on Land and Resource Management today.
Click to watch the public committee hearing to see landowners testifying now: https://t.co/rboOSuu2QD
"There is no such thing as a 'voluntary' transaction when the company has the power to condemn your property." - @RBoening#EminentDomain is not a willing buyer, willing seller transaction. Landowners need fairness, transparency & accountability in eminent domain. #txlege
A fair offer, transparency and accountability. It’s what Harold Pullins wanted when the pipeline company came through his land. But it didn’t happen. Hear his #eminentdomain story 👇.
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Land should be compensated at fair market value and not what condemning entities believe is fair.
But a survey conducted by @Tx4PropRights shows just how unfairly landowners feel they are treated during #eminentdomain proceedings.
That needs to change, #txlege.
.@BurnsForTexas filed HB 991 to bring fairness, accountability and transparency to the #eminentdomain process for private property owners.
Contact your representatives and urge them to support this bill!
Texans need and deserve eminent domain reform!
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Private property rights are sacred in Texas. But #eminentdomain often robs Texans of those rights.
That’s why Texas landowners continue to visit the capitol and advocate for reform with #txlege.
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All of our freedoms flow from the ability to own private property.
That’s why SB 421, to protect and enhance Texans’ dearly held private property rights passed the Texas Senate 28-3 today.
Thank you @TexasFarmBureau, @TSCRA & @texaswildlife for the support! #txlege
Today SB 421 was passed by the Senate! Thank you Senators for supporting property rights. Texas property owners are one step closer to meaningful eminent domain reform! #txlege#eminentdomain#txpropertyrights
Senate State Affairs will be hearing #SB421, a critical eminent domain reform bill, on Monday, Mar 4, at 9 AM. Come tell your stories and testify in support of #SB421 by @loiskolkhorst!
Lowball offers. Lack of transparency. Disrespect. #EminentDomain abuse is something Lynne and Bill Keys know all too well with four pipelines running through the farm that’s been in their family for 95 years.
They share their story in this video. 👇
#TxLege must address this.
Legitimate questions come forth at public meetings. But under current law, only public entities with the power to condemn are required to host public meetings before building projects. #HB991 & #SB421 by @BurnsForTexas & @loiskolkhorst will fix this. #eminentdomainreform#txlege
That pipelines are so efficient at moving fossil fuels is what makes them essential to the state’s oil and gas industry. But it’s an argument that may be getting harder to make as more of what's produced is shipped overseas. | @MoseBuchele https://t.co/oHDaJVqrbk