TX SB316

Authorizes the Texas Facilities Commission to exercise eminent domain power to acquire real property for constructing, extending, improving, or developing a wall along Texas's international border

Specifies the wall's purposes as preventing human trafficking, unauthorized entry of aliens, entry of terrorists and instruments of terrorism, and smuggling of contraband including narcotics and controlled substances

Allows the Commission to acquire land in fee simple (full ownership) or lesser interests including easements, rights-of-way, or rights to use airspace or subsurface space

Requires the Commission to adopt a resolution before filing condemnation proceedings, stating the acquisition is a public necessity and necessary for border wall construction

The resolution serves as conclusive evidence of public necessity, limiting legal challenges to the government's determination that the property is needed for public use

Effective date: September 1, 2025