My "little country property" is 420 acres of family land that has been in family since land was settled during the migration lands grants. Its not for sale in my lifetime. My kids can do as they please when I'm gone.

it is legal to trim trees that hang over your property line.

The property line was surveyed when the developer purchased the property. The property line stakes are still there and visible.
Approximately 1/3 of the trees trunks is entirely on my side of the line. 1/3 on their side, 1/3 on the line. If a tree trunk is on the line it belongs to us both and they had no right to cut it down without permission.

Best I can tell they cut down 125 tress they had no right to cut.

Wait until they start putting in plumbing on the foundations. Sneak over at night and drill holes in the pvc where they can’t see it. Or wait for the concrete and rent a jackhammer and bust it all up at night

Thank you, I'll PM you.

I met with an attorney yesterday. He said what several of ya'll have said. They will litigate this for years and bury me. He said they knew exactly what they were doing and would rather pay me some settlement that have to ask permission. They want the wall just inside the line and the trees and my fence make it difficult to build. He said they will temporarily need to move my fence over a few over to facilitate wall construction. He advised I sent a certified letter referencing Texas Law stating that to move a boundary fence even temporarily, they have to give written 6 months notice.

My best course of action is this, and when they are faced with a 6 month delay, they will sweeten the settlement pot.

Are you going to let them move your fence?

Time will tell.

The best lawyer I know when it comes to land is Glenn Sodd with Dawson & Sodd. I believe he's retired now but I think his daughter Jody is running the show. Looking at their website, I see Clay Beard is one of their attorney's. I know for a fact that Clay is active on the Texas Hunting Forum, I've seen his posts in the past. I'll see if I can find his screenname.

Dawson & Sodd deal primarily with eminent domain, but they might be worth getting in touch with.

Ask for 5,000.00 for each tree they cut that touched your property and they they plant new 6” diameter trees on your side.

Also make sure you ask what kind and how high a retaining wall they are building and demand a letter from a proje t professional that certifies that then new wall won’t divert water and cause flooding on your property. This is more important than suing anyone.

Do it all in a certified letter to the project manager and VP and president.

My neighbor lost 3 of his trees when I cut their roots that were invading my septic system. Don't think he ever figured out why they died.