'Gas Is Blowing' — City of Kerrville Silent through 8 Emergency Gas Tickets - East Main Lined with Atmos, Utility Trucks
Gas has been reported blowing or leaking at four places in Kerrville since Tuesday. The city was notified each time, and the fire department went to one of the leaks. The city has said nothing publicly.
Gas has been reported blowing or leaking at four places in Kerrville since Tuesday. The City of Kerrville was notified each time, and the fire department went to one of the leaks. The city has said nothing publicly.
What the city knew
- Texas811 sent every ticket quoted below to the City of Kerrville, which is notified whenever someone digs near city lines.
- A ticket filed Wednesday night at Quinlan Creek Drive says: "Gas is leaking, FIRE DEPT AND ATMOS ON SITE."
What the city has said
Nothing. The city's news page was last updated Wednesday, with a post about rain. As of Thursday night it had no mention of gas, and the city's alert page had no alert.
Kerrville Breaking News found no public notice from Atmos Energy either. On Thursday evening, more than fifty gas and utility trucks lined both sides of East Main Street, where Atmos has its Kerrville office.
What the tickets say
Crews file a ticket with Texas811 before they dig. These are their words:
- Tuesday, 5:19 PM — 700 Block of Leslie Drive: "Gas is blowing."
- Wednesday, 9:15 PM — Quinlan Creek Drive at Cypress Creek Road: "Gas is leaking, FIRE DEPT AND ATMOS ON SITE."
- Thursday, 7:38 AM — Quinlan Creek Drive: "Gas is leaking."
- Thursday, 8:43 AM — 2400 Block of Memorial Boulevard North: "Gas is leaking."
- Thursday, 7:32 PM — Laura Belle Drive at Leslie Drive: "Gas is leaking."
How unusual this is
Six emergency gas tickets were filed in Kerr County on Thursday. From July 1 through Wednesday, no day had more than one.
Over Wednesday and Thursday, Kerr County had seven emergency tickets, all for gas. The counties around it had two between them — one in Kendall County and one in Real County. Neither was for gas.
How it started
- Tuesday, 4:46 PM. A contractor for Atmos reported hitting a gas line on the 1800 block of Sidney Baker Street. Thirty-three minutes later, Atmos reported gas blowing a quarter mile away on Leslie Drive.
- Wednesday, 10:14 PM. Denbow Company reported nicking a gas line with a directional drill at the 1600 block of Quinlan Creek Drive. Its report says "Previous markings are NOT visible" and "Customers w/out service."
Both crews were doing gas work. Denbow has been installing a gas main across central Kerrville since July.
What we don't know
- Whether each leak has been stopped.
- How much gas escaped.
- Which lines were involved. Several locations sit beside Atmos's 8-inch transmission main, shown in yellow on the map, but nothing in the records says the main is the source.
Two of the tickets say gas was "not leaking or blowing." They are quoted in the graphic above.
The question
Gas was reported blowing on Tuesday, and the fire department was at a leak on Wednesday night. Why has the City of Kerrville told residents nothing?
This article will be updated. Residents who smell gas should leave the area immediately and call 911 and Atmos Energy at 866-322-8667 from somewhere else — not from inside the building.
Sources: Texas811 excavation tickets for Kerr County, July 1 – October 1, 2026; the Railroad Commission of Texas pipeline map; City of Kerrville news and alert pages, checked Thursday night.
