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Building a Community

September 28, 2018 by Texas811

Building a Community

  A community is “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common”, or “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals”. At Texas811, we hope to build that sense of community. The excavation community is made up of many […]

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NO EXCUSE, SIR!

July 16, 2018 by Texas811

Have you ever been truly inconvenienced? Not the-barista-gave-you-regular-coffee-when-you-asked-for-a-latte inconvenienced. More like losing your telecommunications cable, or your gas service, or your water service because someone hit a buried utility they didn’t know was there. What?  You didn’t know that utility was buried in that location? No excuse, sir!  That’s one of the four approved responses […]

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DECODING THE COLORS

April 23, 2018 by Texas811

Spring is well upon us, and flowers are in bloom.  Maybe you’re seeing some in your yard, or at a neighbor’s home.  They are certainly in abundance at gardening centers! Just like each blossom denotes a different flower – so do the tiny utility marker flags you are also seeing pop up like mushrooms as […]

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TORNADO TERROR

December 28, 2015 by Texas811

TORNADO TERROR

  The day after Christmas was not a good one for North Texas, where Texas811 has its headquarters in Dallas.   At least 9 confirmed tornadoes, over 1,000 homes & buildings destroyed, and 11 dead including a baby girl only 2 days old. Here’s a link to today’s (Monday, December 28) Dallas Morning News, for the […]

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Wood, Plastic, Steel and 811

April 20, 2015 by Texas811

Wood, Plastic, Steel and 811

  At Texas811, damage prevention is our number one concern.  Protecting Texas’ underground infrastructure is a 24/7/365 job for us that last year resulted in over two and a half million incoming locate requests affecting our 1450 plus members.  We all know the routine: the free 811 call comes in, the information is taken, a […]

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