In establishing rates for an electric utility, the commission may review the state's transmission system and make recommendations to the utility on the need to build new power lines, upgrade power lines, and make other necessary improvements and additions.
Tex. Util. Code § 36.008
STATE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.