Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services
Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services

Section 181.026. Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Gas Facility Previously Laid - Sec. 181.026. EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION ON GAS FACILITY PREVIOUSLY...

Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities

Section 181.041. Definitions - Sec. 181.041. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Electric utility" means:...

Section 181.042. Authority to Construct, Maintain, and Operate Lines - Sec. 181.042. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE LINES. An...

Section 181.043. Consent Required in Municipality - Sec. 181.043. CONSENT REQUIRED IN MUNICIPALITY. (a) An electric utility...

Section 181.044. Notice to State or County - Sec. 181.044. NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY. (a) An electric...

Section 181.045. Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Lines - Sec. 181.045. STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF LINES....

Section 181.046. Relocation of Line to Allow Road or Ditch Improvement - Sec. 181.046. RELOCATION OF LINE TO ALLOW ROAD OR DITCH...

Section 181.047. Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Line Previously Constructed - Sec. 181.047. EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION ON LINE PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED....

Section 181.048. Electric Cooperative Broadband Facilities - Sec. 181.048. ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE BROADBAND FACILITIES. (a) In this section:...

Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies

Section 181.061. Definition - Sec. 181.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "telegraph company" includes a...

Section 181.062. Telegraph Connections - Sec. 181.062. TELEGRAPH CONNECTIONS. A telegraph company engaged in business...

Section 181.063. Exceptions - Sec. 181.063. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A telegraph company is not required...

Section 181.064. Hearing and Determination - Sec. 181.064. HEARING AND DETERMINATION. (a) The governing body of...

Section 181.065. Penalty - Sec. 181.065. PENALTY. (a) A telegraph company shall comply with...

Section 181.066. Appeal - Sec. 181.066. APPEAL. (a) A telegraph company ordered to transfer...

Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations

Section 181.081. Definitions - Sec. 181.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Facility" means a...

Section 181.082. Authority to Install Facility in Relation to Public Property - Sec. 181.082. AUTHORITY TO INSTALL FACILITY IN RELATION TO PUBLIC...

Section 181.083. Authority to Construct Line on Private Property - Sec. 181.083. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT LINE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. A...

Section 181.084. Appropriation or Condemnation of Land - Sec. 181.084. APPROPRIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF LAND. A telephone or...

Section 181.085. Prohibition on Land Contract Excluding Another Telegraph Utility - Sec. 181.085. PROHIBITION ON LAND CONTRACT EXCLUDING ANOTHER TELEGRAPH UTILITY....

Section 181.086. Lines in or Outside State - Sec. 181.086. LINES IN OR OUTSIDE STATE. A telegraph corporation...

Section 181.087. Use of Another's Telegraph Line - Sec. 181.087. USE OF ANOTHER'S TELEGRAPH LINE. (a) A telegraph...

Section 181.088. Consolidation of Utilities - Sec. 181.088. CONSOLIDATION OF UTILITIES. (a) A telephone or telegraph...

Section 181.089. Municipal Regulation - Sec. 181.089. MUNICIPAL REGULATION. (a) The appropriate authorities of a...

Subchapter F. Provisions Applying to Community Antenna and Cable Television Utilities

Section 181.101. Definitions - Sec. 181.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Equipment" means a...

Section 181.102. Authority to Install and Maintain Equipment - Sec. 181.102. AUTHORITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT. (a) In...

Section 181.103. Notice to State or County - Sec. 181.103. NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY. (a) A person...

Section 181.104. Relocation of Equipment to Allow Change to Traffic Lane - Sec. 181.104. RELOCATION OF EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW CHANGE TO TRAFFIC...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 181.901. Authority of General-Law Municipality to Protect Utility - Sec. 181.901. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PROTECT UTILITY. (a)...

Section 181.902. Authority of General-Law Municipality to Prevent Use or Waste of Utility Commodity or Service - Sec. 181.902. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PREVENT USE OR...

Section 181.903. Restriction on Regulation of Utility Services and Infrastructure - Sec. 181.903. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF UTILITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE....

Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers

Subchapter A. Payment Date of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual

Section 182.001. Definitions - Sec. 182.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Elderly individual" means...

Section 182.002. Delay of Bill Payment Date for Elderly Individual - Sec. 182.002. DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL....

Section 182.003. Request for Delay - Sec. 182.003. REQUEST FOR DELAY. An elderly individual may request...

Section 182.004. Proof of Age - Sec. 182.004. PROOF OF AGE. A utility may require an...

Section 182.005. Certain Utilities Not Affected - Sec. 182.005. CERTAIN UTILITIES NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter does not...

Subchapter B. Disclosure of Customer Information

Section 182.051. Definitions - Sec. 182.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Consumer reporting agency"...

Section 182.052. Disclosure of Personal Information - Sec. 182.052. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 182.054. Exceptions - Sec. 182.054. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not prohibit a government-operated...

Section 182.055. No Civil Liability From Violation - Sec. 182.055. NO CIVIL LIABILITY FROM VIOLATION. A government-operated utility...

Subchapter C. Testing of Meters

Section 182.101. Definitions - Sec. 182.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Consumer" means a...

Section 182.102. Testing of Meter - Sec. 182.102. TESTING OF METER. (a) On complaint by a...

Section 182.103. Utility Representative; Notice - Sec. 182.103. UTILITY REPRESENTATIVE; NOTICE. A utility representative may be...

Section 182.104. Offense - Sec. 182.104. OFFENSE. (a) A utility or other person commits...

Subchapter D. Bill Payment Assistance Program for Burned Veterans

Section 182.201. Definitions - Sec. 182.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "electric cooperative" and "municipally...

Section 182.202. Burned Veterans Assistance Program - Sec. 182.202. BURNED VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) The board of...

Chapter 183 - Utility Deposits

Section 183.001. Definitions - Sec. 183.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 183.002. Interest on Deposit - Sec. 183.002. INTEREST ON DEPOSIT. A utility that requires the...

Section 183.003. Rate of Interest - Sec. 183.003. RATE OF INTEREST. The commission on or before...

Section 183.004. Interest Payment to Depositor - Sec. 183.004. INTEREST PAYMENT TO DEPOSITOR. A utility shall pay...

Section 183.005. Return of Deposit - Sec. 183.005. RETURN OF DEPOSIT. (a) When the service is...

Section 183.006. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 183.006. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Chapter 184 - Electric and Water Metering

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 184.001. Definition - Sec. 184.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission" means the Public...

Subchapter B. Metering in Apartments, Condominiums, and Mobile Home Parks

Section 184.011. Definitions - Sec. 184.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Apartment house" means...

Section 184.012. New Construction or Conversion - Sec. 184.012. NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION. (a) A political subdivision...

Section 184.0125. Housing for Older Persons - Sec. 184.0125. HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS. (a) Section 184.012 does...

Section 184.013. Submetering - Sec. 184.013. SUBMETERING. (a) The owner of an apartment house...

Section 184.014. Rules - Sec. 184.014. RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under...

Subchapter C. Metering in Recreational Vehicle Parks

Section 184.031. Definitions - Sec. 184.031. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Recreational vehicle" has...

Section 184.032. Metered Sale Under Commission Rules - Sec. 184.032. METERED SALE UNDER COMMISSION RULES. The metered sale...

Section 184.033. Metered Sale Under This Chapter - Sec. 184.033. METERED SALE UNDER THIS CHAPTER. Notwithstanding any provision...

Section 184.034. Computation of Charges - Sec. 184.034. COMPUTATION OF CHARGES. (a) For the purposes of...

Section 184.035. Refund of Surcharges - Sec. 184.035. REFUND OF SURCHARGES. A recreational vehicle park owner...

Section 184.036. Utility Cutoff at Recreational Vehicle Park - Sec. 184.036. UTILITY CUTOFF AT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK. Notwithstanding any...

Subchapter D. Central System Utilities

Section 184.051. Definitions - Sec. 184.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Apartment house" means...

Section 184.052. Rules - Sec. 184.052. RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules governing...

Subchapter E. Liability for Rule Violation

Section 184.071. Liability - Sec. 184.071. LIABILITY. (a) A landlord who violates a commission...

Chapter 185 - Rating of Solar Energy Devices

Section 185.001. Definitions - Sec. 185.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 185.002. Compliance - Sec. 185.002. COMPLIANCE. A person who rates, labels, or certifies...

Section 185.003. Adoption of Standards - Sec. 185.003. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS. (a) The commission shall study...

Section 185.004. Use of National Standards - Sec. 185.004. USE OF NATIONAL STANDARDS. If national standards for...

Section 185.005. Review of Standards - Sec. 185.005. REVIEW OF STANDARDS. The commission shall periodically review...

Chapter 186 - Provisions to Ensure the Reliability and Integrity of Utility Service

Subchapter A. Continuity of Utility Service

Section 186.001. Definition - Sec. 186.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public utility" means and...

Section 186.002. Policy - Sec. 186.002. POLICY. (a) Continuous service by a public utility...

Section 186.003. Enforcement by Executive Department - Sec. 186.003. ENFORCEMENT BY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. In accordance with Section...

Section 186.004. Unlawful Picketing, Threats, or Intimidation - Sec. 186.004. UNLAWFUL PICKETING, THREATS, OR INTIMIDATION. (a) A person...

Section 186.005. Restraining Order - Sec. 186.005. RESTRAINING ORDER. (a) A district court shall immediately...

Section 186.006. Employee Rights - Sec. 186.006. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. This subchapter does not limit the...

Section 186.007. Public Utility Commission Weather Emergency Preparedness Reports - Sec. 186.007. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION WEATHER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REPORTS. (a)...

Section 186.008. Railroad Commission Weather Emergency Preparedness Reports - Sec. 186.008. RAILROAD COMMISSION WEATHER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REPORTS. (a) In...

Subchapter B. Manipulation of Service for Certain Law Enforcement Purposes

Section 186.021. Emergency Involving Hostage or Armed Suspect - Sec. 186.021. EMERGENCY INVOLVING HOSTAGE OR ARMED SUSPECT. (a) In...

Subchapter C. Fraudulent Obtaining of Service

Section 186.031. Definitions - Sec. 186.031. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Publish" means to...

Section 186.032. Fraudulently Obtaining Telecommunications Services - Sec. 186.032. FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (a) A person commits...

Section 186.033. Disposition of Certain Equipment - Sec. 186.033. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. (a) A peace officer...

Subchapter D. Availability of Emergency Telephone Service

Section 186.041. Definitions - Sec. 186.041. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency" means a...

Section 186.042. Obstruction of Emergency Telephone Call; Penalty - Sec. 186.042. OBSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL; PENALTY. (a) A...

Section 186.043. Falsification of Emergency Telephone Call; Penalty - Sec. 186.043. FALSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL; PENALTY. (a) A...

Section 186.044. Notice of Certain Offenses Required - Sec. 186.044. NOTICE OF CERTAIN OFFENSES REQUIRED. (a) A telephone...

Section 186.045. Failure to Provide Notice; Penalty - Sec. 186.045. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE; PENALTY. (a) A person...

Subchapter E. Construction and Maintenance of Facilities Along, Over, Under, or Across Railroad Right-of-Way

Section 186.051. Definitions - Sec. 186.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cable operator" means...

Section 186.052. Exemptions - Sec. 186.052. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The inclusion of an energy transporter...

Section 186.053. Applicability - Sec. 186.053. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Section 186.058,...

Section 186.054. Construction and Maintenance of Utility, Common Carrier, Cable Operator, and Energy Transporter Facilities - Sec. 186.054. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF UTILITY, COMMON CARRIER, CABLE...

Section 186.055. Documentation of Rights Acquired - Sec. 186.055. DOCUMENTATION OF RIGHTS ACQUIRED. If a railroad requires...

Section 186.056. Valuation of Rights Acquired - Sec. 186.056. VALUATION OF RIGHTS ACQUIRED. (a) In the absence...

Section 186.057. Right to Maintain Facilities - Sec. 186.057. RIGHT TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES. (a) A utility, common...

Section 186.058. License and Renewal - Sec. 186.058. LICENSE AND RENEWAL. (a) A utility, common carrier,...

Section 186.059. Restrictions on Payment of Costs Awarded Against Railroad in Condemnation - Sec. 186.059. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT OF COSTS AWARDED AGAINST RAILROAD...

Section 186.060. Cumulative Rights and Responsibilities - Sec. 186.060. CUMULATIVE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The rights, privileges, and...

Section 186.061. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 186.061. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter does not...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services
Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services