If you’re worried the government can take your property without fair negotiation, do not be concerned. Under Texas law, governmental entities interested in taking property by eminent domain must negotiate with property owners and must certify that they have done so.  This is all part of demonstrating a good-faith effort to reach an agreement for the purchase of the land. However, what a taking entity believes is a “good-faith effort” and what you would expect is oftentimes very different.