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April 7,
2026
How can I protest a transmission line?
Once a utility files an application with the PUCT, landowners who could be affected by one or more of the proposed routes must be notified.
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Once an application is filed members of the public can either protest or intervene.
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Protest: If you have concerns about the proposed route for a transmission line, you can send the PUCT written comments. You can file your comments on the PUCT
Interchange using the five-digit docket number listed on your notice. These comments are available for anyone who is interested in the application to view. Comments help inform the PUCT Commissioners and staff of the public's concerns.
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Intervene: Intervening makes you an official participant or party in legal proceedings regarding transmission line routing, argued before the State Office of Administrative Hearings and PUCT Commissioners.
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To gain intervenor status, you must file a request to intervene within 30 days of an application having been filed with the PUCT. If approved as an intervenor, you can:
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Make legal arguments
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Conduct discovery
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File testimony
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Testify
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Cross-examine witnesses
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Be subject to cross-examination
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Intervenors must participate in the case, including respond to requests from the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and other parties. Otherwise, they may lose their status as an intervenor. Intervenors are not required to have an attorney.
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The deadline to intervene is April 27, 2026.
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Forms to be an INTERVENER are here.
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Forms to be a PROTESTOR are here.
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The 5 digit docket number is 59475.​​
PUC Handout on Protesting vs. Intervening
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as of March 27,
2026
As of March 26, 2026, Oncor & LCRA have filed their amended CCN application to the PUCT for the Bell County East to Big Hill route traversing through Burnet County. The new PUC docket number is 59475. You can see the docket filings here.
You can see the application filing starting at #65 of the docket or click here for the 51 page version from LCRA.
New maps have been added on the LCRA.org. Here is a copy for you to look at. We will get you a simpler map to understand the main route "best meets" selection.
If you click on the Maps tab you will see the new map and we outlined the changes made by adding new segments and shifting old segments. A lot of renumbering of the map.
The chosen route moving through Burnet County. Thank you to Clare Nelson for her work on this diagram.
Many have asked how the information was found to determine the "best meets" route. In the filings on the PUC interchange 59475, you will see #67. Click on that and scroll to 59475-67-1611347.pdf. Inside this PDF is a memorandum from Casey Petty explaining the selection of Route 894 as the "best meets" route.
The 765kv transmission line project is NOT to strengthen the Texas grid. It was designed by ERCOT to provide energy to data centers building in the Permian Basin. Unfortunately the consequence of a massive 765kv power line is that EVERY Texan across the state will see their energy bill rise.
Texas has long set a national standard for balancing energy leadership with respect to land, water & private property rights. This project will destroy land, use valuable water from a drought stricken Texas, and trample private property rights by use of eminent domain.
Whether or not a line runs through your property, you will pay the price in your energy bill. Click on the Need To Know tab to learn more.
Lyrics by: Clare Nelson ©2025 Clare Nelson, All Rights Reserved
Video by: John Nelson
This is the change in the timeline for Oncor & LCRA to file with the PUCT. When they file in March 2026 the preferred route will be revealed.
