A gas utility has the right to lay and maintain a gas facility through, under, along, across, or over a public highway, a public road, a public street or alley, or public water.
Tex. Util. Code § 181.022
AUTHORITY TO LAY AND MAINTAIN GAS FACILITY
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fort Worth & Western Railroad v. Enbridge Gathering (NE Texas Liquids), L.P. (2009)
Most recently applied in Fort Worth & Western Railroad v. Enbridge Gathering (NE Texas Liquids), L.P. (November 2009)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.