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Texas condemnation deadlines
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- Primary statute
- Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 21
- Rule pack version
- 1.0.0
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-17
From the day the written offer is served on the owner
Deadlines triggered when initial written offer is served
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum wait period after initial offer before final offer | 30 days after | Earliest date | Tex. Prop. Code §21.0113 |
From the day the final offer is served
Deadlines triggered when final offer is served
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner consideration period for final offer | 14 days after | Earliest date | Tex. Prop. Code §21.0113 |
From the day the special commissioners file their findings
Deadlines running from the day the special commissioners file their findings with the court. §21.018 keys to the filing, not to the day the award is announced to the parties, so the two are tracked as separate anchors.
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written objections to the findings must be filed on or before the first Monday following the 20th day after the findings are filed. Failing to object leaves the commissioners' award to be entered as the judgment.Statutory formula, not a flat 20 days: the date is rounded forward to the first Monday after the 20th day. | 20 days after | Due by | Tex. Prop. Code §21.018(a) |
From the day the special commissioners make their award
Deadlines after the special commissioners make their award
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional objection date computed from the award date because the filing date of the findings has not been recorded. Confirm the filing date and re-derive.Superseded by commissioners_objection once commissioners_findings_filed is recorded. | 20 days after | Due by | Tex. Prop. Code §21.018(a) |
From the day set for the hearing
Obligations that run backwards from the special commissioners' hearing
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice of the hearing must be served on each party not later than the 20th day before the day set for the hearing. | 20 days before | service_requirement | Tex. Prop. Code §21.016(b) |
| If the entity intends to use appraisal reports at the hearing, it must disclose all current and existing reports used to form its opinion of value no later than the third business day before the hearing.Business days exclude weekends only; confirm against the court's holiday calendar before relying on the date. | 3 business days before | Due by | Tex. Prop. Code §21.0111(a-1) |
Repurchase eligibility determined
Post-acquisition repurchase obligations (Subchapter E). Triggered when the entity determines the public use was canceled, no actual progress was made, or the property became unnecessary before the 10th anniversary.
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity must send the former owner notice of the right to repurchase by certified mail not later than the 180th day after making that determination. | 180 days after | Due by | Tex. Prop. Code §21.102 |
Repurchase notice sent
Former owner's response window after the repurchase notice
| Requirement | Period | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Former owner must notify the entity of intent to repurchase not later than the 180th day after the postmark on the §21.102 notice. | 180 days after | Due by | Tex. Prop. Code §21.103(a) |
What this page is, and is not
This is not legal advice. It summarizes published statutory periods with the source attached so you can read them yourself. It does not tell you what the law requires of your project, it is no substitute for your own counsel's judgment, and nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship.
Business-day and working-day periods are counted excluding weekends only. Court holiday calendars, and the rollover rules that apply when a period ends on a weekend or holiday, are not reflected in the periods above. Confirm any computed date against the court's own calendar.
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