UNREASONABLE PREFERENCE OR PREJUDICE CONCERNING SERVICE PROHIBITED
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cities of Austin v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (2002)
Most recently applied in Cities of Austin v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (June 2002)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
In providing a service to persons in a classification, a public utility may not:
(1) grant an unreasonable preference or advantage to a person in the classification; or
(2) subject a person in the classification to an unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.