Public utilities provide electric, gas, water or telephone service to customers in a specified area. Utilities have a duty to provide safe and adequate service on reasonable terms to anyone who lives within the service area on without discriminating between customers. Because most utilities operate in near monopolistic conditions, they can be heavily regulated by local, state, and federal authorities. Generally, the local and state agencies are called Public Service Commissions (PSC) or Public Utility Commissions (PUC). Municipal Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives may be unregulated though.
Coupland is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population of the area is approximately 1000. Coupland is home to the famed Coupland Inn and Dancehall, an eatery, bed and breakfast, and dancehall which has been in the community for nearly 100 years. Couplands athletic teams are the "Cowboys", and the area is one of the safest in Williamson County. (ACCORDING TO WHAT? NO CITATION. ) The Coupland Independent School District serves area students. Coupland ISD serves grades K-8. Upon "graduation" the students either go to Elgin, Taylor, or Thrall for high school courses.