To provide fair, just, and reasonable rates and adequate and efficient services, the governing body of a municipality has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations, and services of a gas utility within the municipality, subject to the limitations imposed by this subtitle, unless the municipality surrenders its jurisdiction to the railroad commission under Section 103.003.
Tex. Util. Code § 103.001
MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION
Known as the Gas Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 101–105 (133 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Rio Grande Valley Gas Co. v. City of Edinburg (2000)
Most recently applied in Tara Partners, Ltd. v. Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp. (April 2012)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.