Central City is a neighborhood in

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. In 2009, residents of Central City supported a bill by

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that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. (TMC, Inc.) to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property. TMC, Inc. is not the same as the institutions comprising the

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; rather, TMC, Inc. owns and maintains parking garages and landscapes common areas in the medical center complex.Snyder, Mike.
Neighbors stand up to Medical Center
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''. March 29, 2009. Retrieved on March 29, 2009.

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