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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 111.002 (2026)

Common Carriers Under Chapter

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Sec. 111.002. COMMON CARRIERS UNDER CHAPTER. A person is a common carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter if it:

(1) owns, operates, or manages a pipeline or any part of a pipeline in the State of Texas for the transportation of crude petroleum to or for the public for hire, or engages in the business of transporting crude petroleum by pipeline;

(2) owns, operates, or manages a pipeline or any part of a pipeline in the State of Texas for the transportation of crude petroleum to or for the public for hire and the pipeline is constructed or maintained on, over, or under a public road or highway, or is an entity in favor of whom the right of eminent domain exists;

(3) owns, operates, or manages a pipeline or any part of a pipeline in the State of Texas for the transportation of crude petroleum to or for the public for hire which is or may be constructed, operated, or maintained across, on, along, over, or under the right-of-way of a railroad, corporation, or other common carrier required by law to transport crude petroleum as a common carrier;

(4) under lease, contract of purchase, agreement to buy or sell, or other agreement or arrangement of any kind, owns, operates, manages, or participates in ownership, operation, or management of a pipeline or part of a pipeline in the State of Texas for the transportation of crude petroleum, bought of others, from an oil field or place of production within this state to any distributing, refining, or marketing center or reshipping point within this state;

(5) owns, operates, or manages, wholly or partially, pipelines for the transportation for hire of coal in whatever form or of any mixture of substances including coal in whatever form;

(6) owns, operates, or manages, wholly or partially, pipelines for the transportation of carbon dioxide or hydrogen in whatever form to or for the public for hire, but only if such person files with the commission a written acceptance of the provisions of this chapter expressly agreeing that, in consideration of the rights acquired, it becomes a common carrier subject to the duties and obligations conferred or imposed by this chapter; or

(7) owns, operates, or manages a pipeline or any part of a pipeline in the State of Texas for the transportation of feedstock for carbon gasification, the products of carbon gasification, or the derivative products of carbon gasification, in whatever form, to or for the public for hire, but only if the person files with the commission a written acceptance of the provisions of this chapter expressly agreeing that, in consideration of the rights acquired, it becomes a common carrier subject to the duties and obligations conferred or imposed by this chapter.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2579, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2692, ch. 871, art. II, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 199, ch. 93, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 689, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 22 (H.B. 1967), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 22 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co., 141 S.W.3d 172 (Tex. 2004).

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Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co., 141 S.W.3d 172 (Tex. 2004). · cites it 2× “[108] TEX. NAT. RES.CODE §§ 111.002(1), (2), (3),.”

the Crawford Fam. Farm P'ship v. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L. P., 409 S.W.3d 908 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 111.002(1), (6) (West 2011).”

Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. & Mike Latta v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, Llc, 363 S.W.3d 192 (Tex. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tex. Nat. Res.Code § 111.002(6). 5 . Id. § 111.”

Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas LLC, 296 S.W.3d 877 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 6× “] TEX. NAT. RES.CODE ANN. § 111.002(6) (Vernon Supp.”

Rhinoceros Ventures Grp., Inc. v. Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., 388 S.W.3d 405 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 111.002 (6). However, as previously discussed, when we construe section 111.”

Sun Operating Ltd. P'ship v. Holt, 984 S.W.2d 277 (Tex. App. 1999). “002 (1) — (2) (Vernon 1993) (stating that a common carrier includes one who owns, operates, or manages a pipeline for the transportation of crude petroleum for hire or engages in the business of transporting crude petroleum); Op. Tex. Att’y Gen. No. H-830 (1976) (stating that a…”

Occidental Chem. Corp. v. ETC NGL Transp., LLC, 425 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App. 2011). “] 1982, no writ) (citing Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. §§ 111.002, 11.019 (Vernon Supp.”

Vardeman v. Mustang Pipeline Co., 51 S.W.3d 308 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 111.002 (Vernon 1993).”

Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, Llc v. Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd., 510 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. 2017). “at 204 (quoting TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 111.002(6), .003(a) (alteration in original)).”

Strom Trust v. Scs Carbon Transp., LLC, 2024 S.D. 48 (S.D. 2024). “” Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 111.002(6). This statute is largely equivalent to SDCL 49-7-11, and we conclude that our statute—particularly the “for hire” component—should be interpreted similarly.”

in Re Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd., James E. Holland, & David C. Holland, 402 S.W.3d 334 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 111.002 (1). Therefore, any error by the trial court in this instance was harmless error.”

T.B. Farms, Ltd. v. Grand Prix Pipeline, LLC (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “1 See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 111.002. We affirm.”

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— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 111.002(1) — 8 cases

Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Transmission Co., 141 S.W.3d 172 (Tex. 2004). “[108] TEX. NAT. RES.CODE §§ 111.002(1), (2), (3),.”

the Crawford Fam. Farm P'ship v. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L. P., 409 S.W.3d 908 (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 111.002(1), (6) (West 2011).”

Rhinoceros Ventures Grp., Inc. v. Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., 388 S.W.3d 405 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 111.002 (6). However, as previously discussed, when we construe section 111.”

in Re Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd., James E. Holland, & David C. Holland, 402 S.W.3d 334 (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 111.002 (1). Therefore, any error by the trial court in this instance was harmless error.”

T.B. Farms, Ltd. v. Grand Prix Pipeline, LLC (Tex. App. 2025). “1 See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 111.002. We affirm.”

— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 111.002(6) — 7 cases

Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. & Mike Latta v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, Llc, 363 S.W.3d 192 (Tex. 2012). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code § 111.002(6). 5 . Id. § 111.”

Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas LLC, 296 S.W.3d 877 (Tex. App. 2009). “] TEX. NAT. RES.CODE ANN. § 111.002(6) (Vernon Supp.”

the Crawford Fam. Farm P'ship v. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L. P., 409 S.W.3d 908 (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 111.002(1), (6) (West 2011).”

Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, Llc v. Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd., 510 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. 2017). “at 204 (quoting TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 111.002(6), .003(a) (alteration in original)).”

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