Tex. Utilities Code § 181.083
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 181.083, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 181.083. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT LINE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
A telephone or telegraph corporation may enter land in which a private person or a corporation owns a fee or lesser estate to:
(1) make a preliminary survey or examination to prepare for the construction of a telephone or telegraph line;
(2) change the location of a part of a telephone or telegraph line as necessary; or
(3) construct or repair a telephone or telegraph line.
(1) make a preliminary survey or examination to prepare for the construction of a telephone or telegraph line;
(2) change the location of a part of a telephone or telegraph line as necessary; or
(3) construct or repair a telephone or telegraph line.
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