A telephone or telegraph corporation may install a facility of the corporation along, on, or across a public road, a public street, or public water in a manner that does not inconvenience the public in the use of the road, street, or water.
Tex. Util. Code § 181.082
AUTHORITY TO INSTALL FACILITY IN RELATION TO PUBLIC PROPERTY
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. City of El Paso (2003)
Most recently applied in Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. v. Harris County Toll Road Authority (April 2009)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.