MUNICIPAL FRANCHISES
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC v. Public Utility Commission of Texas (2017)
Most recently applied in Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC v. Public Utility Commission of Texas (January 2017)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
(a) This title does not restrict the rights and powers of a municipality to grant or refuse a franchise to use the streets and alleys in the municipality or to make a statutory charge for that use.
(b) A franchise agreement may not limit or interfere with a power conferred on the commission by this title.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.