Sec. 181.042. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE LINES. An electric utility has the right to construct, maintain, and operate lines over, under, across, on, or along a state highway, a county road, a municipal street or alley, or other public property in a municipality.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services
Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services
Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities
Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities
Section 181.042. Authority to Construct, Maintain, and Operate Lines
Section 181.043. Consent Required in Municipality
Section 181.044. Notice to State or County
Section 181.045. Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Lines
Section 181.046. Relocation of Line to Allow Road or Ditch Improvement
Section 181.047. Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Line Previously Constructed