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A Great Place to Start

January 7, 2019 by Texas811

A Great Place to Start

The damage prevention message protects buried infrastructure and keeps our communities safe.  At Texas811, it’s at the very heart of what we do.  And that’s a great place to start! The start of a new year offers pause for reflection.  What was achieved? It also bids us to look forward.  What lies ahead? “The starting […]

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Happy Labor Day!

August 31, 2018 by Texas811

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day! What started as a small idea to honor the working class, has since turned into a nationwide movement in which we pay tribute to the contributions that workers have made to our country. But where does Labor Day come from? Some believe it originated in New York in 1882, after a very […]

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Excavator Responsibilities

August 20, 2018 by Texas811

Excavator Responsibilities

Over the years, even very experienced workers tend to forget some of the basics they learned in the beginning of their careers.  This week’s blog is a refresher on excavator responsibilities. The excavator is responsible for: Requesting the one-call notification, it is not your customer’s responsibility. Immediately reporting damage or exposure of any underground utility […]

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TELLING THE STORY

July 30, 2018 by Texas811

“Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.” That quote is attributed to Sir Richard Branson, the British business leader, investor, author and philanthropist.  He is the founder of the Virgin Group, controls over 400 companies, and, according to the June Forbes magazine, is worth about $5.1 […]

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811 IS DEADLY SERIOUS

July 23, 2018 by Texas811

We’ve talked over and over in this blog about the importance of getting in contact with 811 prior to a dig.  The free call gets underground utilities located (also for free) so that excavators can dig with confidence.  In fact, a locate request processed by 811 and executed by utility locators reduces  the chance of […]

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MAKE AN IMPACT

July 9, 2018 by Texas811

MAKE AN IMPACT

Have you ever heard of Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus?  Probably not.  He was a short-lived Emperor of the Western Roman Empire from July of 455 to October of 456. Not that it mattered much.  The Western Roman Empire fell in 476, barely 20 years after he was deposed and tossed on the rubbish heap […]

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HALFWAY THERE

July 2, 2018 by Texas811

The Fourth of July holiday is already upon us!  If you want to do the math, there are 174 days until Christmas. (Sorry, didn’t mean to put you into a panic!) 2018 is halfway done, and it’s been a busy time for us at Texas811. So far this year we’ve taken over a million and a half […]

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