§ 1.08. Eminent Domain.

The City shall have the full right, power and authority to exercise the power of eminent domain when necessary or desirable to carry out any of the powers conferred upon it by this Charter or by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas. The power of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of the City to take fee title and easement interest in the lands so condemned, and such power and authority shall include the right to condemn public or private property for such purposes. The City shall have and possess this power of condemnation of property within or without the corporate limits for any municipal or public purposes, even though not specifically enumerated herein or in this Charter.

State law reference

Municipal right of eminent domain, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 251.