McKinney homeowners are mounting organized pushback against an Oncor tree-trimming project, NBC 5 reported.
The reported dispute centers on the utility’s trimming work. Oncor’s published vegetation rules explain the method it says crews use near distribution lines and where responsibility shifts to property owners.
What Oncor’s rules say
Oncor says it uses directional pruning around distribution lines. The method is the utility’s stated standard for line-adjacent vegetation work, separate from trimming intended primarily to improve a tree’s appearance.
Oncor says aesthetic trimming beyond its utility work is the property owner’s responsibility.
The utility also draws a firm safety boundary: only approved line-clearance personnel may work within six feet of high-voltage lines. That restriction means homeowners should not treat appearance-related follow-up near those lines as ordinary private tree work.
What homeowners can verify
The Oncor vegetation-management page provides the utility’s published guidance for work around electric lines. Homeowners considering additional private trimming can use those rules to distinguish their aesthetic responsibility from work restricted to approved line-clearance personnel.
The available evidence confirms the reported McKinney pushback and Oncor’s formal standards. It does not establish the accuracy of any additional allegations outside those sources.
