2025 Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities
Chapter 251 - Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety
Subchapter C. Notification Centers
Section 251.102. General Duties of Notification Center

(1) operate 24 hours a day every day of the year;

(2) have the capability to receive emergency information 24 hours a day from excavators and disseminate the information as soon as it is received to the appropriate operators and to all registered and affected notification centers operating in this state;

(3) have the capacity to receive extraordinary circumstance information 24 hours a day from operators and disseminate the information as soon as it is received to all registered and affected notification centers;

(4) submit to the corporation, not later than May 15 of each year, a pro rata share of the expense, as established by the corporation, of the statewide toll-free telephone number and the call router;

(5) provide, on request of an excavator, a contact name and telephone number of a representative of the operator for special circumstances; and

(6) have personnel capable of assisting Spanish-speaking customers.