In Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. State, 925 S.W.2d 312, 315 (Tex. App.--Houston 14th Dist. 1996, writ denied), the Court considered whether an electric utility company had a compensable property interest in a public utility easement which would entitle it to compensation under Article 1, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution. See Houston Lighting & Power Co., 925 S.W.2d at 313-15. The Court concluded that the electric utility had a property right in its easements, and therefore that it was entitled to compensation for relocation expenses. Id. at 315 ("We find that HL&P has a property right in these easements and is entitled to compensation for their relocation expenses . . . .").