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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 505.105

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005

A Type B corporation may exercise the power of eminent domain only:
(1) on approval of the action by the governing body of the authorizing municipality; and
(2) in accordance with and subject to the laws applicable to the authorizing municipality.