The surveyors which recently added property markers to my land used wooden sticks with a pink flag at the end. However, I've also seen corner posts of my property painted purple. This made me wonder the significance of the color so I did a little research:
Purple Paint:
Laws were passed in 1997 in Texas which stated purple should be used to designate a property line and that trespassing was not allowed. This was done because signs were constantly being pulled down or used for shooting practice.
The paint must be a vertical mark at least 8 inches long and one inch wide. The bottom of the mark must be between 3 and 5 foot off the ground. The markers must be within 100 ft of one another in heavily wooded areas. In wide open areas, they can be as far as 1,000 ft apart. This is covered in HB 793, under Texas Penal Code 30.05, Criminal Trespass, section 1, subsection D.
Strangely, I found a purple flag means irrigation lines in urban environments.
Pink Paint:
Pink is used to designate a temporary property line marker. It seems as though the only use is for temporary marking.
Other Colors:
Red - Power lines, cable, or conduit
Yellow - Gas, oil, or petroleum
Orange - Communication or alarm wire/conduit
Blue - Water
Green - Sewer or drain lines
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