# Gas Service Line in Dallas, TX: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Dallas, Atmos Energy owns the gas line to the meter; the owner is responsible from the meter to the home. Cited to Atmos Energy.

**Who pays:** owner

Dallas: past the gas meter is yours, "you are responsible for any natural gas piping on your property from our gas meter to your home or business."

**Boundary:** The boundary is the meter. Atmos Energy does not maintain the gas lines on the property beyond its meter; the owner is responsible from the meter to the home or business.

**Property owner:** Atmos Energy: "you are responsible for any natural gas piping on your property from our gas meter to your home or business," and "Atmos Energy does not maintain the natural gas lines on your property beyond our meter."

**City / agency:** Atmos Energy owns and maintains the gas system up to and including the meter.

## Sources
- [Home safety: natural gas lines](https://www.atmosenergy.com/safety/home-safety/) — "In most states, except Kansas, you are responsible for any natural gas piping on your property from our gas meter to your home or business. Atmos Energy does not maintain the natural gas lines on your property beyond our meter." (accessed 2026-09-10)
- [Safety](https://www.atmosenergy.com/safety) (accessed 2026-09-10)

_Last verified 2026-09-10. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/dallas-tx-gas-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._