Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0403
EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY
Texas · Texas Utilities Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0403, EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/578322
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(a) A broadband provider is responsible for obtaining all rights-of-way and easements necessary for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the provider's pole attachments.
(b) An electric cooperative is not required to obtain or expand a right-of-way or easement to accommodate a pole attachment requested by a broadband provider.
(c) An electric cooperative is not liable if a broadband provider is prevented from placing or maintaining a pole attachment because the broadband provider did not obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement.
(d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against any liability resulting from the broadband provider's failure to obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement for a pole attachment.