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Gas Utility Regulatory Act

Texas · UT · §§ 101.001 to 105.051 · 133 sections

Overview

The Gas Utility Regulatory Act sets the framework for regulating gas utilities in Texas, dividing oversight between the Railroad Commission and municipalities and fixing the limits of each authority's jurisdiction. It creates an Office of Public Utility Counsel with defined powers, duties, and prohibitions, and it requires gas utilities to file schedules, keep accounts and maintain records and an office within the state, report substantial interests, stock purchases, loans, and certain other transactions, and submit to inquiries, audits, inspections, and examinations under oath. The act also reaches affiliates and the circumstances under which a person is treated as one, and it governs franchises, contested-case hearings, and the right to be heard before a regulatory authority.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 55 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 353 SW3D 156 - Atmos Energy Corp. v. Cities of Allen

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