State Representative David Spiller (R-Jacksboro) announced that he has joined 42 fellow Texas legislators in signing an amicus brief before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) requesting that the Commission review the proposed 765-kV transmission buildout as a whole before making determinations on any individual project.
The amicus brief supports a motion filed by American Stewards of Liberty for limited procedural relief. It does not seek to stop the projects entirely, but rather asks the PUC to determine whether all five 765-kV projects are truly needed before any individual determinations are made. Routing studies, environmental reviews, and landowner proceedings would continue in the meantime.
Rep. Spiller has been raising concerns directly with the PUC on behalf of HD 68 landowners and communities since November 2025, including:
• November 2025: Called on the Commission to allow more time to study potential impacts and evaluate alternative routes for the Dinosaur-Longshore and Bell County East-Big Hill projects, after hearing extensive concerns from local officials, landowners, and community members across the district.
• March 2026: Raised specific concerns about landowners in Shackelford and Mills Counties who were added to proposed routing areas after initial outreach had already concluded elsewhere in the district.
• April 2026: Broadened those concerns to include the overall timing, necessity, and cost of the proposed buildout, asking the Commission to more closely examine whether each project is truly needed at this time.
Signing the amicus brief is the next step in that same effort.
'I have been hearing from landowners and local officials across this district since last fall, and their concerns have only grown as this process has moved forward,' said Rep. Spiller. 'I have repeatedly asked the Commission to slow down, review the full record, and get this right. Taking the time to make an informed decision is not an obstacle to progress – it is responsible governance. These are generational decisions for the families and landowners I represent.'
The amicus brief was signed by the following members of the Texas Legislature:
State Senators: Donna Campbell, Pete Flores, Brent Hagenbuch, Bob Hall, Joan Huffman, Lois Kolkhorst,Angela Paxton, Charles Perry, and Kevin Sparks.
State Representatives: Trent Ashby, Keith Bell, Greg Bonnen, Brad Buckley, David Cook, Charles Cunningham, James Frank, Sam Harless, Caroline Harris Davila, Richard Hayes, Hillary Hickland, Janis Holt, Andy Hopper, Carrie Isaac, Jeff Leach, Terri Leo Wilson, Shelly Luther, Don McLaughlin, Brent Money, Candy Noble, Mike Olcott, Angelia Orr, Katrina Pierson, Keresa Richardson, Alan Schoolcraft, Joanne Shofner, Shelby Slawson, David Spiller, Valoree Swanson, Ellen Troxclair, Cody Vasut, Wes Virdell, Trey Wharton, and Terry Wilson.
State Representative David Spiller represents House District 68. Two of the proposed 765-kV transmission line projects would affect counties within House District 68: Dinosaur–Longshore (Brown, Comanche, Eastland, and Shackelford Counties) and Bell County East–Big Hill (Lampasas and San Saba Counties).