§ 1.07. Eminent domain.

The city shall have the full right, power and authority of eminent domain where necessary or desirable to execute any power conferred upon it by this Charter or by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, and may condemn either private or public property whether within or without the corporate boundaries of the city for such purposes, upon payment of fair compensation for the property taken. Such power may be exercised in any manner authorized by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or as may be prescribed by ordinance. The power of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of the city to take the fee in the lands thus condemned. The city shall have and possess the power of eminent domain for any municipal or public purpose, even though not specifically enumerated in this Charter.