Statement by Bill Peacock, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at the Texas Public Policy Foundation
"We are disappointed by the veto of House Bill 2006, which we believe to be the most significant legislation recognizing and protecting Texans' most fundamental property rights in decades. "The Supreme Court's 2005 Kelo decision gave government wide latitude in the exercise of eminent domain to take people's property. As a result, Texas property owners...
Press Release June 15, 2007