In Texas, compensation for takings for the Trans-Texas Corridor will be paid by a private corporation.LOL! SO WHAT?
The problem isn't who pays, the problem is who takes for what reason.
How is it that it's so beneficial to a private corporation that they are willing to pay for the State to take YOUR property?
The TTC will be for public use and public benefit and there will be no tax money involved.
You might want to read up on what the Trans Texas Corridor project really is (and not just how some of the anti-toll road groups spin and falsely portray it.) The ROW will be owned by the state and condemned by the state. No route will be taken unless the state approves and deems it in the interests of the state. The private company is only being awarded a construction, operations, and maintenance contract, which can be canceled at any time by TXDOT (subject to a formula for paying back the company's investment in the road that hasn't yet been recouped by toll revenue.) The road is simply an expansion of the existing I-35 corridor, but through rural areas instead of widening I-35 because the former would be cheaper and affect fewer property owners than the latter.
Basically it is just TXDOT contracting out construction, operation, and maintenance of a road to a private firm, while maintaining ownership. They already do that for many aspects of construction, so what's the problem?