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Tex. Util. Code § 251.001 (2026)

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Sec. 251.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2021 · leading case: Texas Underground v. Sw. Bell Tel., No. 01-19-00814-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 3, 2021).
Texas Underground v. Sw. Bell Tel., No. 01-19-00814-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 3, 2021). “” Southwestern Bell asserted that Texas Underground violated the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act1 which requires “a person who intends to excavate” to “notify a notification center not earlier than the 14th day before the 1 See TEX. UTIL. CODE ANN. §§…”
Bechtel Corp. MasTec North Am. v. CITGO Prods. Pipeline Co., No. 03-05-00430-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 19, 2008). “See generally Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 251.001 -.203 (West 2007).”
Bechtel Corp. MasTec North Am. v. CITGO Prods. Pipeline Co., No. 03-05-00430-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 19, 2008). “See generally Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 251.001 -.203 (West 2007).”
Bechtel Corp. MasTec North Am. v. CITGO Prods. Pipeline Co., No. 03-05-00430-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 3, 2008). “See generally Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 251.001 -.203 (West 2007).”
Bechtel Corp. MasTec North Am. v. CITGO Prods. Pipeline Co., No. 03-05-00430-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 3, 2008). “See generally Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 251.001 -.203 (West 2007).”
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