Tex. Utilities Code § 181.087
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 181.087, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 181.087. USE OF ANOTHER'S TELEGRAPH LINE.
Official statutory text
(a) A telegraph corporation may:
(1) lease the telegraph line of another telegraph corporation;
(2) as the result of a lease or purchase, attach to its telegraph line the telegraph line of another telegraph corporation; or
(3) join with any other corporation or association to construct, lease, own, use, or maintain a telegraph line.
(b) An action under Subsection (a)(3) must be taken in accordance with an agreement made by the directors or managers of the telegraph corporations.
(1) lease the telegraph line of another telegraph corporation;
(2) as the result of a lease or purchase, attach to its telegraph line the telegraph line of another telegraph corporation; or
(3) join with any other corporation or association to construct, lease, own, use, or maintain a telegraph line.
(b) An action under Subsection (a)(3) must be taken in accordance with an agreement made by the directors or managers of the telegraph corporations.
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