{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 181.044","heading":"NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY.","body":"(a) An electric utility proposing under this subchapter to construct a line along the right-of-way of a state highway or a county road not in a municipality shall give notice of the proposal to:\n(1) the Texas Transportation Commission if the proposal relates to a state highway; or\n(2) the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.\n(b) On receipt of the notice, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court may designate the location along the right-of-way where the electric utility may construct the line.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 181. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES OF UTILITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.181.htm#181.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"1023e084b03e4d5410bbce7d2deeb4386b9b9fd70ec1a8be767d4e3e753bcff0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}