RESTRICTION ON ACTIVITIES NEAR LINES.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 752.004.
in effect(a) Unless a person, firm, corporation, or association effectively guards against danger by contact with the line as prescribed by Section 752.003 , the person, firm, corporation, or association, either individually or through an agent or employee, may not perform a function or activity on land, a building, a highway, or other premises if at any time it is possible that the person performing the function or activity may:
(1) move or be placed within six feet of a high voltage overhead line while performing the function or activity; or
(2) bring any part of a tool, equipment, machine, or material within six feet of a high voltage overhead line while performing the function or activity.
(b) A person, firm, corporation, or association may not require an employee to perform a function or activity prohibited by Subsection (a).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.