Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services

Section 161.058. Perfecting Defectively Organized Corporation - Sec. 161.058. PERFECTING DEFECTIVELY ORGANIZED CORPORATION. (a) An electric cooperative...

Section 161.059. Nonprofit Operation - Sec. 161.059. NONPROFIT OPERATION. (a) An electric cooperative shall operate...

Section 161.060. Members Not Liable for Debts of Electric Cooperative - Sec. 161.060. MEMBERS NOT LIABLE FOR DEBTS OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE....

Section 161.061. License Fee - Sec. 161.061. LICENSE FEE. Not later than May 1 of...

Section 161.062. Exemption From Excise Taxes - Sec. 161.062. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAXES. An electric cooperative is...

Section 161.063. Exemption From Application of Securities Act - Sec. 161.063. EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF SECURITIES ACT. The Securities...

Section 161.064. Bylaws - Sec. 161.064. BYLAWS. (a) The board may adopt, amend, or...

Section 161.065. Membership - Sec. 161.065. MEMBERSHIP. (a) A person is eligible to become...

Section 161.066. Certificate of Membership - Sec. 161.066. CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP. (a) An electric cooperative shall...

Section 161.067. Meetings of Members - Sec. 161.067. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS. (a) An electric cooperative may...

Section 161.068. Notice of Members' Meeting - Sec. 161.068. NOTICE OF MEMBERS' MEETING. (a) Written notice of...

Section 161.069. Quorum of Members - Sec. 161.069. QUORUM OF MEMBERS. Unless otherwise provided by the...

Section 161.070. Voting by Members - Sec. 161.070. VOTING BY MEMBERS. Each member present at a...

Section 161.071. Board of Directors - Sec. 161.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The business and affairs...

Section 161.072. Election of Directors; Vacancies - Sec. 161.072. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; VACANCIES. (a) The incorporators of...

Section 161.073. Compensation of Directors - Sec. 161.073. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. A director of an electric...

Section 161.074. Quorum of Directors - Sec. 161.074. QUORUM OF DIRECTORS. (a) A majority of the...

Section 161.075. Board Meetings - Sec. 161.075. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold a...

Section 161.076. Officers, Agents, and Employees - Sec. 161.076. OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall...

Section 161.077. Executive Committee - Sec. 161.077. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The bylaws of an electric...

Section 161.078. Indemnification - Sec. 161.078. INDEMNIFICATION. An electric cooperative may indemnify and provide...

Section 161.079. Applicability of Chapter to Corporations Organized Under Other Law - Sec. 161.079. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER OTHER...

Subchapter C. Powers of Electric Cooperative

Section 161.121. General Powers - Sec. 161.121. GENERAL POWERS. An electric cooperative may: (1) sue...

Section 161.122. Provision of Rural Electrification - Sec. 161.122. PROVISION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION. An electric cooperative may...

Section 161.123. Powers Relating to Provision of Electric Energy - Sec. 161.123. POWERS RELATING TO PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY. An...

Section 161.124. Provision of Electric Energy to Certain Nonmember Entities - Sec. 161.124. PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CERTAIN NONMEMBER ENTITIES....

Section 161.125. Eminent Domain - Sec. 161.125. EMINENT DOMAIN. An electric cooperative may exercise the...

Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

Section 161.151. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 161.151. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) An electric...

Section 161.152. Articles of Amendment - Sec. 161.152. ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT. (a) Articles of amendment of...

Subchapter E. Consolidation of Electric Cooperatives

Section 161.201. Consolidation - Sec. 161.201. CONSOLIDATION. (a) Two or more electric cooperatives may...

Section 161.202. Articles of Consolidation - Sec. 161.202. ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION. (a) The articles of consolidation...

Subchapter F. Dissolution

Section 161.251. Dissolution - Sec. 161.251. DISSOLUTION. (a) An electric cooperative may be dissolved...

Section 161.252. Existence Following Dissolution - Sec. 161.252. EXISTENCE FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION. (a) A dissolved electric cooperative...

Section 161.253. Distribution of Net Assets on Dissolution - Sec. 161.253. DISTRIBUTION OF NET ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION. Assets of...

Section 161.254. Dissolution of Defectively Incorporated Electric Cooperative - Sec. 161.254. DISSOLUTION OF DEFECTIVELY INCORPORATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE. (a) An...

Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 162.001. Short Title - Sec. 162.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 162.002. Purpose - Sec. 162.002. PURPOSE. A cooperative, nonprofit corporation may be organized...

Section 162.003. Definitions - Sec. 162.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 162.004. Certain Corporate Names Prohibited - Sec. 162.004. CERTAIN CORPORATE NAMES PROHIBITED. A corporation organized under...

Section 162.005. Effect of Recording Certain Mortgages Executed by Telephone Cooperatives - Sec. 162.005. EFFECT OF RECORDING CERTAIN MORTGAGES EXECUTED BY TELEPHONE...

Section 162.006. Construction Standards - Sec. 162.006. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. A telephone cooperative that constructs communication...

Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives

Section 162.051. Incorporators - Sec. 162.051. INCORPORATORS. (a) Three or more individuals may act...

Section 162.052. Duration of Corporation - Sec. 162.052. DURATION OF CORPORATION. A telephone cooperative may be...

Section 162.053. Name of Telephone Cooperative - Sec. 162.053. NAME OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE. The name of a...

Section 162.054. Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 162.054. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) The articles of incorporation...

Section 162.055. Filing and Recording of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 162.055. FILING AND RECORDING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a)...

Section 162.056. Revival of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 162.056. REVIVAL OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) If the...

Section 162.057. Organizational Meeting - Sec. 162.057. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. (a) After the certificate of incorporation...

Section 162.058. Perfecting Defectively Organized Corporations - Sec. 162.058. PERFECTING DEFECTIVELY ORGANIZED CORPORATIONS. (a) A telephone cooperative...

Section 162.059. Nonprofit Operation - Sec. 162.059. NONPROFIT OPERATION. (a) A telephone cooperative shall be...

Section 162.060. Members Not Liable for Debts of Telephone Cooperative - Sec. 162.060. MEMBERS NOT LIABLE FOR DEBTS OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE....

Section 162.061. License Fee - Sec. 162.061. LICENSE FEE. Not later than July 1 of...

Section 162.062. Exemption From Excise Taxes - Sec. 162.062. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAXES. A telephone cooperative doing...

Section 162.063. Exemption From Application of Securities Act - Sec. 162.063. EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF SECURITIES ACT. The Securities...

Section 162.064. Bylaws - Sec. 162.064. BYLAWS. (a) The board shall adopt the initial...

Section 162.065. Membership - Sec. 162.065. MEMBERSHIP. (a) Each incorporator of a telephone cooperative...

Section 162.066. Patrons - Sec. 162.066. PATRONS. (a) A member is a patron of...

Section 162.067. Meetings of Members - Sec. 162.067. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS. (a) A telephone cooperative shall...

Section 162.068. Notice of Members' Meeting - Sec. 162.068. NOTICE OF MEMBERS' MEETING. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 162.069. Waiver of Notice - Sec. 162.069. WAIVER OF NOTICE. A person entitled to notice...

Section 162.070. Members' Meeting: Quorum and Voting - Sec. 162.070. MEMBERS' MEETING: QUORUM AND VOTING. (a) Unless the...

Section 162.071. Board of Directors - Sec. 162.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) A board of at...

Section 162.072. Election of Directors; Terms - Sec. 162.072. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The incorporators of...

Section 162.073. Compensation of Directors - Sec. 162.073. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. (a) A director may not...

Section 162.074. Insurance for Directors - Sec. 162.074. INSURANCE FOR DIRECTORS. A telephone cooperative may provide...

Section 162.075. Board Meetings; Quorum - Sec. 162.075. BOARD MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The bylaws shall prescribe...

Section 162.076. Districts - Sec. 162.076. DISTRICTS. (a) The bylaws may provide for the...

Section 162.077. Officers, Agents, and Employees - Sec. 162.077. OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The board of...

Section 162.078. Executive Committee - Sec. 162.078. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The bylaws of a telephone...

Section 162.079. Indemnification - Sec. 162.079. INDEMNIFICATION. Article 2.22A, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article...

Section 162.080. Change of Location of Principal Office - Sec. 162.080. CHANGE OF LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE. (a) A...

Section 162.081. Director, Officer, or Member Acting as Notary - Sec. 162.081. DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER ACTING AS NOTARY. A...

Section 162.082. Applicability to Corporations Organized Under Other Law - Sec. 162.082. APPLICABILITY TO CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER OTHER LAW. A...

Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative

Section 162.121. General Powers - Sec. 162.121. GENERAL POWERS. A telephone cooperative may: (1) sue...

Section 162.122. Powers Relating to Provision of Communication Service - Sec. 162.122. POWERS RELATING TO PROVISION OF COMMUNICATION SERVICE. (a)...

Section 162.123. Connection and Interconnection of Facilities - Sec. 162.123. CONNECTION AND INTERCONNECTION OF FACILITIES. A telephone cooperative...

Section 162.124. Eminent Domain - Sec. 162.124. EMINENT DOMAIN. A telephone cooperative may exercise the...

Section 162.125. Encumbrance and Disposition of Property Without Members' Authorization - Sec. 162.125. ENCUMBRANCE AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WITHOUT MEMBERS' AUTHORIZATION....

Section 162.126. Encumbrance, Lease, and Disposition of Property With Members' Authorization - Sec. 162.126. ENCUMBRANCE, LEASE, AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WITH MEMBERS'...

Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

Section 162.151. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 162.151. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. A telephone cooperative...

Section 162.152. Presentation and Approval of Proposed Amendment - Sec. 162.152. PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT. (a) A...

Section 162.153. Articles of Amendment - Sec. 162.153. ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT. (a) The president or vice...

Section 162.154. Filing of Articles of Amendment - Sec. 162.154. FILING OF ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT. (a) Articles of...

Subchapter E. Consolidation or Merger of Telephone Cooperatives

Section 162.201. Consolidation - Sec. 162.201. CONSOLIDATION. (a) Two or more telephone cooperatives may...

Section 162.202. Articles of Consolidation - Sec. 162.202. ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION. (a) The articles of consolidation...

Section 162.203. Merger - Sec. 162.203. MERGER. (a) One or more telephone cooperatives may...

Section 162.204. Articles of Merger - Sec. 162.204. ARTICLES OF MERGER. (a) The president or vice...

Subchapter F. Conversion of Corporation Into Telephone Cooperative

Section 162.251. Conversion of Corporation Into Telephone Cooperative - Sec. 162.251. CONVERSION OF CORPORATION INTO TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE. (a) A...

Section 162.252. Articles of Conversion - Sec. 162.252. ARTICLES OF CONVERSION. (a) The president or vice...

Section 162.253. Consolidation and Conversion of Corporations Into Telephone Cooperative - Sec. 162.253. CONSOLIDATION AND CONVERSION OF CORPORATIONS INTO TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE....

Section 162.254. Articles of Consolidation and Conversion - Sec. 162.254. ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND CONVERSION. (a) The approved...

Subchapter G. Dissolution

Section 162.301. Dissolution - Sec. 162.301. DISSOLUTION. (a) A telephone cooperative may be dissolved...

Section 162.302. Existence Following Dissolution - Sec. 162.302. EXISTENCE FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION. (a) A dissolved telephone cooperative...

Section 162.303. Distribution of Net Assets on Dissolution - Sec. 162.303. DISTRIBUTION OF NET ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION. Assets of...

Section 162.304. Dissolution of Defectively Incorporated Telephone Cooperative - Sec. 162.304. DISSOLUTION OF DEFECTIVELY INCORPORATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE. (a) A...

Chapter 163 - Joint Powers Agencies

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 163.001. Definitions - Sec. 163.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Electric facility" means...

Subchapter B. Cooperation by Public and Private Entities

Section 163.011. Effect of Subchapter - Sec. 163.011. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not affect:...

Section 163.012. Authority to Make Agreements - Sec. 163.012. AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENTS. Public and private entities...

Section 163.013. General Rights, Powers, and Duties of Entities - Sec. 163.013. GENERAL RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF ENTITIES. (a)...

Section 163.014. Use of Eminent Domain - Sec. 163.014. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A participating entity...

Section 163.015. Taxation - Sec. 163.015. TAXATION. (a) A participating private entity shall render...

Section 163.016. Insurance - Sec. 163.016. INSURANCE. A participating entity may: (1) contract for...

Subchapter C. Municipal Power Agencies

Section 163.051. Definitions - Sec. 163.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Agency" means a...

Section 163.052. Construction - Sec. 163.052. CONSTRUCTION. This subchapter shall be liberally construed to...

Section 163.053. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 163.053. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. This subchapter prevails to...

Section 163.054. Creation of Agency - Sec. 163.054. CREATION OF AGENCY. (a) Public entities may create...

Section 163.055. Re-Creation of Agency - Sec. 163.055. RE-CREATION OF AGENCY. (a) The public entities that...

Section 163.056. Notice - Sec. 163.056. NOTICE. (a) The governing body of each public...

Section 163.057. Contents of Concurrent Ordinance - Sec. 163.057. CONTENTS OF CONCURRENT ORDINANCE. A concurrent ordinance creating...

Section 163.058. Election - Sec. 163.058. ELECTION. (a) An agency may not be created...

Section 163.059. Board of Directors - Sec. 163.059. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The agency shall be...

Section 163.060. Powers - Sec. 163.060. POWERS. (a) An agency may not engage in...

Section 163.061. Construction Contracts - Sec. 163.061. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 163.062. Sale or Exchange of Electric Energy - Sec. 163.062. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY. (a) An...

Section 163.063. Rates and Charges - Sec. 163.063. RATES AND CHARGES. (a) An agency may establish...

Section 163.064. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 163.064. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The agency may issue revenue...

Section 163.065. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 163.065. REFUNDING BONDS. The agency may issue refunding bonds....

Section 163.066. Issuance, Form, and Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 163.066. ISSUANCE, FORM, AND PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) Agency...

Section 163.067. Nonnegotiable Purchase Money Notes - Sec. 163.067. NONNEGOTIABLE PURCHASE MONEY NOTES. (a) The agency may...

Section 163.068. Bond Anticipation Notes - Sec. 163.068. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) The agency may issue...

Subchapter C. -1. Alternate Governance for Certain Municipal Power Agencies

Section 163.071. Definitions - Sec. 163.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Agency" means a...

Section 163.072. Construction - Sec. 163.072. CONSTRUCTION. This subchapter shall be liberally construed to...

Section 163.073. Applicability; Alternate Governance - Sec. 163.073. APPLICABILITY; ALTERNATE GOVERNANCE. (a) This subchapter applies to...

Section 163.074. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 163.074. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. This subchapter prevails to...

Section 163.075. Nature of Agency - Sec. 163.075. NATURE OF AGENCY. (a) An agency is a:...

Section 163.076. Addition or Removal of Public Entities - Sec. 163.076. ADDITION OR REMOVAL OF PUBLIC ENTITIES. (a) The...

Section 163.077. Election for Addition of Public Entity - Sec. 163.077. ELECTION FOR ADDITION OF PUBLIC ENTITY. (a) Public...

Section 163.078. Board of Directors - Sec. 163.078. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The agency shall be...

Section 163.079. Separate Boards of Directors - Sec. 163.079. SEPARATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. (a) The public entities...

Section 163.080. Powers - Sec. 163.080. POWERS. (a) An agency may not engage in...

Section 163.081. Construction Contracts - Sec. 163.081. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 163.082. Sale or Exchange of Electric Energy - Sec. 163.082. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY. (a) An...

Section 163.083. Rates and Charges - Sec. 163.083. RATES AND CHARGES. (a) An agency may establish...

Section 163.084. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 163.084. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The agency may issue revenue...

Section 163.085. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 163.085. REFUNDING BONDS. The agency may issue refunding bonds....

Section 163.086. Issuance, Form, and Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 163.086. ISSUANCE, FORM, AND PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) Agency...

Section 163.087. Nonnegotiable Purchase Money Notes - Sec. 163.087. NONNEGOTIABLE PURCHASE MONEY NOTES. (a) The agency may...

Section 163.088. Bond Anticipation Notes - Sec. 163.088. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) The agency may issue...

Section 163.089. Public Securities - Sec. 163.089. PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) It is a public purpose...

Section 163.090. Dissolution - Sec. 163.090. DISSOLUTION. (a) The participating public entities of an...

Subchapter D. Agency Receiving Power Through Interstate System

Section 163.101. Creation - Sec. 163.101. CREATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 163.054, two or more...

Section 163.102. Powers - Sec. 163.102. POWERS. (a) An agency created under this subchapter...

Subchapter E. Electric Cooperative Corporations

Section 163.121. Creation - Sec. 163.121. CREATION. An electric cooperative corporation may join one...

Section 163.122. Application of Open Meetings Law - Sec. 163.122. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW. A joint powers...

Section 163.123. Authority of Public Utility Commission - Sec. 163.123. AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. A joint powers...

Section 163.124. Power to Issue Certain Bonds or Securities - Sec. 163.124. POWER TO ISSUE CERTAIN BONDS OR SECURITIES. This...

Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities

Section 164.001. Joint Ownership of Electric Utility Facilities Authorized - Sec. 164.001. JOINT OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES AUTHORIZED. (a)...

Section 164.002. Public Purpose - Sec. 164.002. PUBLIC PURPOSE. The exercise by a political subdivision...

Section 164.003. Approval of Agreement by Attorney General - Sec. 164.003. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) An...

Section 164.004. Increase in Ownership Shares - Sec. 164.004. INCREASE IN OWNERSHIP SHARES. (a) An agreement under...

Section 164.005. Contractual Obligations as Lien on System Revenue - Sec. 164.005. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AS LIEN ON SYSTEM REVENUE. (a)...

Section 164.006. Construction With Other Laws - Sec. 164.006. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS. To provide full authority...

Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services

Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities

Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations

Section 181.001. Definitions - Sec. 181.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Corporation" includes: (A)...

Section 181.002. Corporate Powers - Sec. 181.002. CORPORATE POWERS. A gas or electric corporation has...

Section 181.003. Authority to Borrow Money, Issue Stock, or Mortgage Property - Sec. 181.003. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ISSUE STOCK, OR MORTGAGE...

Section 181.004. Condemnation of Property - Sec. 181.004. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY. A gas or electric corporation...

Section 181.005. Authority to Lay and Maintain Lines - Sec. 181.005. AUTHORITY TO LAY AND MAINTAIN LINES. (a) A...

Section 181.006. Consent Required in Municipality - Sec. 181.006. CONSENT REQUIRED IN MUNICIPALITY. A gas corporation may...

Section 181.007. Authority to Hold Land or Other Property - Sec. 181.007. AUTHORITY TO HOLD LAND OR OTHER PROPERTY. A...

Section 181.008. Authority Relating to Transport or Sale - Sec. 181.008. AUTHORITY RELATING TO TRANSPORT OR SALE. (a) A...

Section 181.009. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 181.009. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. A gas or electric corporation may...

Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities

Section 181.021. Definitions - Sec. 181.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Gas facility" means...

Section 181.022. Authority to Lay and Maintain Gas Facility - Sec. 181.022. AUTHORITY TO LAY AND MAINTAIN GAS FACILITY. A...

Section 181.023. Consent Required in Municipality - Sec. 181.023. CONSENT REQUIRED IN MUNICIPALITY. A gas utility may...

Section 181.024. Notice to State or County - Sec. 181.024. NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY. (a) A gas...

Section 181.025. Relocation of Gas Facility to Allow Change to Traffic Lane - Sec. 181.025. RELOCATION OF GAS FACILITY TO ALLOW CHANGE TO...

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 Utilities Code Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services

Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services