Tex. Utilities Code § 181.103
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 181.103, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 181.103. NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person proposing to install equipment under Section 181.102 in the right-of-way of a state highway or a county road shall give notice of the proposal to:
(1) the Texas Department of Transportation if the proposal relates to a state highway; or
(2) the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.
(b) On receipt of the notice, the Texas Department of Transportation or commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the person may install the equipment, if the equipment is not to be installed on an existing facility.
(1) the Texas Department of Transportation if the proposal relates to a state highway; or
(2) the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.
(b) On receipt of the notice, the Texas Department of Transportation or commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the person may install the equipment, if the equipment is not to be installed on an existing facility.
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