State Representative David Spiller has requested more time for the selection of the route of a proposed electrical power line that would run through the District 68 that he represents in the Texas Legislature.

Oncor Power has proposed a 765-kiloVolt power line that would run from near Glen Rose to near Big Spring, a distance of about 250 miles.  The power line is known as the Dinosaur-Longshore Transmission Line Project. Several different routes are being considered.  Two of the routes would run through Brown County.  Proposed routes would also run through Comanche and Eastland Counties.  The route selected will require easement rights from the landowners.

Once Oncor chooses a route, it must be submitted for approval to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.  At that time, affected landowners would be notified and would have 30-days to comment.  

Attached below are a letter from Representative Spiller to the Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and a statement from Spiller which explains how the process works.