The Texas Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion in Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electric Cooperative with regard to implied electrical line easements and the scope thereof.  Background  In 1945, ranchers in Southwest Texas formed a non-profit Rio Grande Electric Cooperative (RGEC) to provide electricity to Co-op members in rural areas.  RGEC has condemnation authority and now serves eighteen counties in Texas and two counties in New Mexico.    In 1947, RGEC acquired a document titled “Right of Way Easement” that gave an unspecified corporation the right to place, construct, operate, repair, maintain, relocate, and replace an electric… Read More →