This title does not restrict a municipality's historical right to control and receive reasonable compensation for access to the municipality's public streets, alleys, or rights-of-way or to other public property.
Tex. Util. Code § 54.205
MUNICIPALITY'S RIGHT TO CONTROL ACCESS
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 168 F. Supp. 2d 640 - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. City of El Paso (2001)
Most recently applied in CPS Energy v. Public Utility Commission (August 2017)
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.