Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Provisions Applicable to All Utilities
Chapter 12 - Organization of Commission

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 12.001. Public Utility Commission of Texas - Sec. 12.001. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. The Public Utility...

Section 12.002. Office - Sec. 12.002. OFFICE. (a) The principal office of the commission...

Section 12.003. Seal - Sec. 12.003. SEAL. (a) The commission has a seal bearing...

Section 12.004. Representation by the Attorney General - Sec. 12.004. REPRESENTATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general...

Section 12.005. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 12.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Public Utility Commission...

Subchapter B. Commission Appointment and Functions

Section 12.051. Appointment; Term - Sec. 12.051. APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The commission is composed of...

Section 12.052. Presiding Officer - Sec. 12.052. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall designate a...

Section 12.0521. Presiding Officer Qualifications - Sec. 12.0521. PRESIDING OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS. The commissioner designated as the...

Section 12.053. Membership Qualifications - Sec. 12.053. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS. (a) To be eligible for appointment,...

Section 12.054. Removal of Commissioner - Sec. 12.054. REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONER. (a) It is a ground...

Section 12.055. Prohibition on Seeking Another Office - Sec. 12.055. PROHIBITION ON SEEKING ANOTHER OFFICE. A person may...

Section 12.056. Effect of Vacancy - Sec. 12.056. EFFECT OF VACANCY. A vacancy or disqualification does...

Section 12.057. Compensation - Sec. 12.057. COMPENSATION. The annual salary of the commissioners is...

Section 12.058. Meetings - Sec. 12.058. MEETINGS. The commission shall hold meetings at its...

Section 12.059. Training Program for Commissioners - Sec. 12.059. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONERS. (a) Before a commissioner...

Section 12.060. Former Commissioner: Lobbying Restricted - Sec. 12.060. FORMER COMMISSIONER: LOBBYING RESTRICTED. A former member of...

Subchapter C. Commission Personnel

Section 12.101. Commission Employees - Sec. 12.101. COMMISSION EMPLOYEES. The commission shall employ: (1) an...

Section 12.102. Duties of Employees - Sec. 12.102. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES. The commission shall develop and...

Section 12.103. Duties of Executive Director - Sec. 12.103. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The executive director is...

Section 12.105. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations; Merit Pay - Sec. 12.105. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; MERIT PAY. (a)...

Section 12.106. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement - Sec. 12.106. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT. (a) The executive...

Subchapter D. Prohibited Relationships and Activities

Section 12.151. Registered Lobbyist - Sec. 12.151. REGISTERED LOBBYIST. A person required to register as...

Section 12.152. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 12.152. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A person is not...

Section 12.153. Relationship With Trade Association - Sec. 12.153. RELATIONSHIP WITH TRADE ASSOCIATION. A person may not...

Section 12.154. Prohibited Activities - Sec. 12.154. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. (a) During the period of service...

Section 12.155. Prohibition on Employment or Representation - Sec. 12.155. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OR REPRESENTATION. (a) A commissioner,...

Section 12.156. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 12.156. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The executive...

Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Reports

Section 12.201. Public Interest Information - Sec. 12.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall prepare...

Section 12.202. Public Participation - Sec. 12.202. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The commission shall develop and...

Section 12.203. Biennial Report - Sec. 12.203. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than January 15 of...

Section 12.204. Internet for Hearings and Meetings - Sec. 12.204. INTERNET FOR HEARINGS AND MEETINGS. The commission shall...

Subchapter F. Historically Underutilized Businesses

Section 12.251. Definition - Sec. 12.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "historically underutilized business" has...

Section 12.252. Commission Authority - Sec. 12.252. COMMISSION AUTHORITY. The commission, after notice and hearing,...

Section 12.253. Report Required - Sec. 12.253. REPORT REQUIRED. The commission shall require each utility...

Section 12.254. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 12.254. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. The rules adopted under this subchapter...

Section 12.255. Cause of Action Not Created - Sec. 12.255. CAUSE OF ACTION NOT CREATED. This subchapter does...