Tex. Utilities Code § 251.004
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 251.004, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 251.004. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND STATE EMPLOYEES.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not apply to a contractor working in the public right-of-way under a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation.
(b) Excavation by an employee of the Texas Department of Transportation on a segment of the state highway system is not subject to this chapter if the excavation is more than 10 feet from the right-of-way line.
(b) Excavation by an employee of the Texas Department of Transportation on a segment of the state highway system is not subject to this chapter if the excavation is more than 10 feet from the right-of-way line.
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