In a rare court win for a property owner in a condemnation case, a Harris County judge ruled that state transportation officials improperly acquired land for a future transit project that was too vaguely defined.

The decision, if it survives a possible appeal, could cost the state millions of additional dollars in legal and research fees to preserve land for a transit project that might be years from development.

via Judge finds TxDOT overreached in condemning land – Houston Chronicle.