Pipeline Projects in Texas
Pipelines do not require permitting before being built.
Because of this, pipeline projects in Texas—which include gas, sewage, oil, and water lines—are difficult to track and monitor. As a result, they often do not operate and negotiate with landowners in an ethical way.
Typically, pipeline companies will try to undercompensate property owners in their initial condemnation notices, offering compensation based solely on the surface value of the easement and turning a blind eye to equally justified compensation for additional damages their project may incur, such as the loss of potential future development and even the calculated risk of explosion of high-pressure gas lines.
This is why contacting legal experts like Braun & Gresham is critical to ensure you are not taken advantage of in pipeline project eminent domain cases.