One of the last private landowners in Texas fighting the company laying the controversial Keystone XL pipeline suffered a major setback this week. But the landowner, a North Texas farmer, says she'll keep up the fight for property rights. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.
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Comments (6)
Fred Blanton
No private entity should have the right to condemn property in Texas. The real fair market value is never realized. Take the pipelines running through the Houston area. Most are on land that is valued from $4-100.00 per sq. ft. If you take my property, then I should receive like property in return that I can realize the increased value of in 2-25 years, not the $1-2.00 a sq. ft. of today's value. Land is irreplaceable.....
mike adams
This farmer needs to get over himself & not bother the pipeline!
Meme Me
That would be herself....Maybe it would bother yourself if it went through your mother's house. Maybe it's alright to just kick her to the curb because this big private corp needs to make more money?
mike adams
To meme me---get over yourself, bet you are a liberal hack! The Farmer looked like a man!
mike adams
me me -- this country needs the PIPELINE for JOBS, and to cut our oil dependency from foreign lands plus it would lower gas prices! You can use your green power windmails if you wish!
Christine Lund
Mike Adams, you seem to have more than a passing interest in other peoples affairs and your opinion of what someone looks like reveals that you are nothing but a "Republican". I hate to cuss but you need your little rear paddled. Born with a silver spoon? Ladies, get some grit. Don't raise sons like this one. No respect for women, no respect for justice and fairness, no respect for property lines.