Tex. Utilities Code § 186.053
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 186.053, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 186.053. APPLICABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 186.058, this subchapter applies only to facilities along, over, under, or across a railroad or railroad right-of-way in place under a license, agreement, or nonperpetual easement.
(b) In relation to cable operators, this subchapter applies only to those lines over which the cable operator is offering or transporting high-speed Internet or broadband information services.
(b) In relation to cable operators, this subchapter applies only to those lines over which the cable operator is offering or transporting high-speed Internet or broadband information services.
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