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Conflicting Values?

With the 2019 legislative session just a few months away, the proposed bullet train between Dallas and Houston is once

The term “eminent domain” was taken from a legal treatise written by the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius in 1625. He

The United States constitution allows for the seizure of private property for “public use,” so long as “just compensation” is

I love the idea of a privately funded, high-speed train between the two largest cities in Texas. This project epitomizes

Texas Central Partners has threatened many Texas landowners with seizure of their property through eminent domain to build a proposed

When an individual takes property without the owner’s consent, it is called theft. When a group of individuals does this,

The Texas Monthly has an excellent article on the hypocrisy of Texas politicians who proclaim their support for property rights.

Too often, political debates fail to consider all of the alternatives. But if we are going to make rational and