Associates Natalia Arizmendi and Lilli Metts co-authored an article for The Houston Lawyer titled “Private Entities, Public Authority: Eminent Domain in Texas.” Published in the May/June 2026 issue, the article examines economic and technological development driving the need for more land and the details in declaring eminent domain to acquire it, including:
- Who can exercise eminent domain authority?
- The condemnation process
- The Paramount Importance Doctrine as a possible defense to a proposed condemnation




