TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Travis County Commissioners Court authorized the use of eminent domain for a closed landfill off U.S. Highway 290 that has been subject to environmental concerns in Tuesday’s meeting.
Travis County is currently facing lawsuits over the landfill from the State of Texas and Graham Development and Moo Moo Meadows, LLC—the developer and current landowner, which acquired the property in 2024.
Both lawsuits detail how there are ongoing releases of leachate—a liquid that is often hazardous and comes from several substances of trash — from the closed landfill…