{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 251.004","heading":"APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND STATE EMPLOYEES.","body":"(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 17.004(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 5. PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES","CHAPTER 251. UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.251.htm#251.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"e7edc43828c89bd9b44a2b7439ec0dddd12e145dafd60c033389043b961d8b8d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}