Texas ordered gas companies to remove a dangerous type of natural gas pipe more than 25 years ago. Yet earlier this year, the same type of pipe was linked to a home explosion in Lake Dallas that left a woman severely injured.
The discovery raised a troubling question: Did the Texas Railroad Commission ever ensure utilities complied with its order to remove the plastic pipe, known as Poly-1?
For months, CBS News Texas has sought answers from the state’s three elected Railroad Commissioners, who oversee pipeline safety in Texas. The commissioners declined multiple interview requests. When a reporter approached them after a recent public meeting in Austin, they left without answering questions…