{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 186.053","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1087, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 186. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF UTILITY SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER E. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES ALONG, OVER, UNDER, OR ACROSS RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.186.htm#186.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"4388a9c8e44a1ed5e8bb9d62906ee909481d15e927ed4dcbf795c879860945a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}