Property Litigation
Property & Eminent Domain Litigation
When the government threatens your property, Texas law gives you rights worth fighting for. Cobb & Gervasi protects those rights — whether your land is tied up in a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, caught in an improper annexation, or threatened by condemnation.
Texas municipal law is full of procedural traps that can stall or kill a real estate project. ETJ release petitions and disannexation petitions are two of the most consequential — and most overlooked — tools available to landowners. When a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction stands in the way of a project, or when annexation no longer serves the landowner's interests, Texas law provides mechanisms to fight back. We litigate and negotiate these disputes with cities and counties across the state, alongside the broader landscape of property rights and regulatory takings claims that affect Texas businesses.
- ETJ release petitions under Chapter 42, Texas Local Government Code
- Disannexation petitions & challenges to improper annexation
- Challenging municipal annexation authority
- Development agreements & ETJ negotiation
- Land use & zoning disputes with cities and counties
- Municipal consent & development approval disputes
- Eminent domain & condemnation defense
- Just compensation valuation disputes
- Regulatory takings & inverse condemnation
- Pipeline & utility right-of-way disputes
- Property rights constitutional litigation
- State & federal appellate advocacy
"A city can tie up your property for years without ever condemning it. Know your rights before you sign — or surrender them."