Most, if not all of the gas lines in TV run through the attic. The problems with that are: 1) that these piping systems are not as easy to ground properly, compared to the iron pipe systems up north which are mostly located in basements, combined with 2) that the inferior quality of the piping used in some attic installations make those homes particularly vulnerable to devastating fires, mostly from lightning strikes. Several years ago, multi-state class action suits against several piping manufacturers (whose products are in many TV homes) resulted in awards to home owners sufficient to pay for the installation of lightning rod systems. In what might be the 'lightning capital of the US' you may remember that a couple of homes in TV have been destroyed in minutes when small fires caused by lightning spread and quickly melted attic gas lines.
TV building codes don't require lightning rods on homes, but just look around at the rec centers, town squares and other administrative buildings. If they have a gas line inside there are lightning rods on the roof.
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