requires that a copy of the Texas Attorney General’s

Landowner's Bill of Rights

must be provided to a property owner whose property may be acquired by eminent domain: 1) not later than the seventh day before the

final

offer (or earlier), and 2) before or at the same time that any TxDOT or LPA representative or employee represents to the landowner in any manner that the acquiring agency possesses the power of eminent domain.

In order to minimize the risk of violating the timing requirement of the statute during negotiations,

it is strongly recommended that the

Landowner's Bill of Rights

be provided to the property owner prior to or at the time the initial offer is made

.

The current version of the

Landowner's Bill of Rights

is available on both the and TxDOT's websites, and any copies prepared for mailing or delivery to property owners should have the exact wording from the Attorney General's website. The revision date is shown at the bottom of the last page of the Landowner's Bill of Rights.