UNREASONABLE PREFERENCE OR PREJUDICE PROHIBITED
Known as the Gas Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 101–105 (133 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Centerpoint Energy Entex v. Railroad Commission of Texas (2006)
Most recently applied in Centerpoint Energy Entex v. Railroad Commission of Texas (April 2006)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
A gas utility may not:
(1) grant an unreasonable preference or advantage concerning rates or services to a person in a classification;
(2) subject a person in a classification to an unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage concerning rates or services; or
(3) establish or maintain an unreasonable difference concerning rates of services between localities or between classes of service.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.