Property Ownership
In Texas, a property owner who grants a 'right of way' to a utility company is typically:
ASelling the land permanently to the utility
BGranting a permanent easement allowing the utility to use a strip of land, with the property owner retaining fee title✓ Correct
CLeasing the land to the utility
DGiving a revocable license to the utility
Explanation
A utility right-of-way easement grants the utility company the permanent right to use a specific strip of land for their infrastructure (power lines, pipelines, etc.) while the landowner retains fee simple title to the land. The landowner can use the land in ways that don't interfere with the easement, but cannot build permanent structures within the right-of-way.
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