No, the City of Arlington used eminent domain to build a baseball park. Big difference as a constitutional issue.
It wasn’t just a city thing and was quasi-city at that.
Bush was managing general partner and the face of the franchise and was lobbying for a new stadium.
In April 1991: The Rangers shepherd through the Texas legislature a bill that creates the Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority (ASFDA), a quasi-governmental entity that is given the power of eminent domain. Shortly after the bill is signed by new governor Ann Richards, 13 acres of private property are seized for the Rangers’ new ballpark, later prompting two lawsuits.
http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/bush/timeline.html
The Bushes have no problem with eminent domain and actually built limo parking lots for the stadium. Bunch of hypocrites.
Who owned the team the did that for?