Industry Events
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Texas811 Damage Prevention Summit — Galveston, October 7–9, 2026
The Texas damage prevention calendar's main event, six weeks out. Early registration pricing ends September 2.
Region
El Paso & West Texas
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Law & Regulation
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Texas’s underground facility safety bills died in 2025 — the work moved to an interim subcommittee
Three bills touching Texas's dig law died in committee in 2025 without a hearing between them advancing. The story didn't end there: the House stood up an interim Subcommittee on Underground Facility Safety, and it has already taken testimony.
Field Guides
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Caliche, clay and the river valley: what our ground does to radar
Ask what radar can do here and the honest answer is a question back: mesa or valley? The region's ground splits into two radar environments — and the soil surveys, not the sales brochure, explain which one your site is.
Industry News
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Texas has logged more than 4,800 excavation-related pipeline strikes so far in 2026
Railroad Commission data reported in June puts Texas past 4,800 excavation-related pipeline strikes for the year — and roughly a third of the excavators involved had not contacted 811 before digging.
