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TX Util § 181.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies|Section 181.066. Appeal

Sec. 181.066.  APPEAL.  (a)  A telegraph company ordered to transfer messages under this subchapter has the right to appeal to the court having jurisdiction over the matter.(b)  If the court finds that the telegraph company had reasonable grounds for bringing the appeal, the court shall suspend any penalty imposed under this subchapter until the appeal is finally determined.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.081. Definitions

Sec. 181.081.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Facility" means a pole, pier, abutment, wire, or other fixture related to a telephone or magnetic telegraph line.(2)  "Telegraph corporation" means a corporation created to construct and maintain magnetic telegraph lines.(3)  "Telephone corporation" means a corporation created to construct and maintain telephone lines.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.082. Authority to Install Facility in Relation to Public Property

Sec. 181.082.  AUTHORITY TO INSTALL FACILITY IN RELATION TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.  A telephone or telegraph corporation may install a facility of the corporation along, on, or across a public road, a public street, or public water in a manner that does not inconvenience the public in the use of the road, street, or water.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.083. Authority to Construct Line on Private Property

Sec. 181.083.  AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT LINE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.  A telephone or telegraph corporation may enter land in which a private person or a corporation owns a fee or lesser estate to:(1)  make a preliminary survey or examination to prepare for the construction of a telephone or telegraph line;(2)  change the location of a part of a telephone or telegraph line as necessary;  or(3)  construct or repair a telephone or telegraph line.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.084. Appropriation or Condemnation of Land

Sec. 181.084.  APPROPRIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF LAND.  A telephone or telegraph corporation has the right to:(1)  appropriate as much land owned by a private person or a corporation as is necessary to construct a facility;  or(2)  condemn land to acquire a right-of-way or other interest in the land for the use of the telephone or telegraph corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.085. Prohibition on Land Contract Excluding Another Telegraph Utility

Sec. 181.085.  PROHIBITION ON LAND CONTRACT EXCLUDING ANOTHER TELEGRAPH UTILITY.  A telegraph corporation may not contract with an owner of land for the right to construct and maintain a telegraph line over the land to the exclusion of the line of another telegraph corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.086. Lines in or Outside State

Sec. 181.086.  LINES IN OR OUTSIDE STATE.  A telegraph corporation may construct, own, use, or maintain a telegraph line in or outside this state.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.087. Use of Another's Telegraph Line

Sec. 181.087.  USE OF ANOTHER'S TELEGRAPH LINE.  (a)  A telegraph corporation may:(1)  lease the telegraph line of another telegraph corporation;(2)  as the result of a lease or purchase, attach to its telegraph line the telegraph line of another telegraph corporation;  or(3)  join with any other corporation or association to construct, lease, own, use, or maintain a telegraph line.(b)  An action under Subsection (a)(3) must be taken in accordance with an agreement made by the directors or managers of the telegraph corporations.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.088. Consolidation of Utilities

Sec. 181.088.  CONSOLIDATION OF UTILITIES.  (a)  A telephone or telegraph corporation organized under the law of this state may consolidate or otherwise unite with one or more other companies organized under the law of a state or the United States if the union or consolidation:(1)  is approved, at a regular meeting of the corporation's stockholders, by a vote of persons holding a majority of the shares of stock of the corporation;  and(2)  is done with the consent of each other company.(b)  The company resulting from the consolidation or other union may hold, use, and enjoy the rights and privileges given by the law of this state to, and has the same liabilities of, a company separately organized under the law of this state relating to corporations.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.089 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter E. Provisions Applying to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations|Section 181.089. Municipal Regulation

Sec. 181.089.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION.  (a)  The appropriate authorities of a municipality through which a line of a telephone or telegraph corporation is to pass may adopt, by ordinance or another method, regulations governing the corporation that specify the:(1)  location of the facilities of the corporation;(2)  kind of posts that must be used by the corporation;  or(3)  height at which the wires of the corporation must be placed.(b)  After the construction of the telephone or telegraph line, the appropriate authorities of the municipality, after giving the corporation or its agents an opportunity to be heard, may direct any change in:(1)  the construction or location of the facilities;  or(2)  the height at which the corporation must locate the wires.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter F. Provisions Applying to Community Antenna and Cable Television Utilities|Section 181.101. Definitions

Sec. 181.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Equipment" means a line, wire, cable, pipe, conduit, conductor, pole, or other facility for the transmission of community antenna or cable television service.(2)  "Person" means an individual, firm, or corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter F. Provisions Applying to Community Antenna and Cable Television Utilities|Section 181.102. Authority to Install and Maintain Equipment

Sec. 181.102.  AUTHORITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.  (a)  In an unincorporated area, a person in the business of providing community antenna or cable television service to the public may install and maintain equipment through, under, along, across, or over a utility easement, a public road, an alley, or a body of public water in accordance with this subchapter.(b)  The installation and maintenance of the equipment must be done in a way that does not unduly inconvenience the public using the affected property.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter F. Provisions Applying to Community Antenna and Cable Television Utilities|Section 181.103. Notice to State or County

Sec. 181.103.  NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY.  (a)  A person proposing to install equipment under Section 181.102 in the right-of-way of a state highway or a county road shall give notice of the proposal to:(1)  the Texas Department of Transportation if the proposal relates to a state highway;  or(2)  the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.(b)  On receipt of the notice, the Texas Department of Transportation or commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the person may install the equipment, if the equipment is not to be installed on an existing facility.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter F. Provisions Applying to Community Antenna and Cable Television Utilities|Section 181.104. Relocation of Equipment to Allow Change to Traffic Lane

Sec. 181.104.  RELOCATION OF EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW CHANGE TO TRAFFIC LANE.  (a)  The authority of the Texas Department of Transportation under this section is limited to equipment installed in connection with a state highway.  The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to equipment installed in connection with a county road.(b)  The Texas Department of Transportation or the commissioners court of a county may require a person who has installed equipment in the right-of-way of a state highway or county road to relocate the person's equipment to allow the widening or other changing of a traffic lane.(c)  To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Department of Transportation or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the person written notice of the requirement not later than the 45th day before the date the relocation is to be made.  The notice must identify the equipment to be relocated and indicate the location in the right-of-way where the person may reinstall the equipment.(d)  The person shall pay the cost of repairing a state highway or county road damaged by the relocation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 181.901. Authority of General-Law Municipality to Protect Utility

Sec. 181.901.  AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PROTECT UTILITY.  (a)  The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that applies to a utility using the streets and public grounds of the municipality and that protects the utility:(1)  in the free enjoyment of the utility's rights and privileges;  and(2)  from interference with the utility's property and franchises.(b)  In this section, "utility" means a person, company, or corporation engaged in furnishing water, gas, telephone, light, power, or sewage service to the public.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 181.902. Authority of General-Law Municipality to Prevent Use or Waste of Utility Commodity or Service

Sec. 181.902.  AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PREVENT USE OR WASTE OF UTILITY COMMODITY OR SERVICE.  (a)  The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that prevents the free or unauthorized use or the waste of a commodity or service furnished by a utility that uses the streets and public grounds of the municipality.(b)  In this section, "utility" has the meaning assigned to the term by Section 181.901.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 181.903. Restriction on Regulation of Utility Services and Infrastructure

Sec. 181.903.  RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF UTILITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Regulatory authority" has the meanings assigned by Sections 11.003 and 101.003.(2)  "Utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 181.901, except that the term does not include a person, company, or corporation engaged in furnishing telephone service to the public.(b)  No regulatory authority, planning authority, or political subdivision of this state may adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, order, policy, or other measure that has the purpose, intent, or effect of directly or indirectly banning, limiting, restricting, discriminating against, or prohibiting the connection or reconnection of a utility service or the construction, maintenance, or installation of residential, commercial, or other public or private infrastructure for a utility service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to the end-use customer.(c)  An entity, including a regulatory authority, planning authority, political subdivision, or utility, may not impose any additional charge or pricing difference on a development or building permit applicant for utility infrastructure that:(1)  encourages those constructing homes, buildings, or other structural improvements to connect to a utility service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to the end-use customer; or(2)  discourages the installation of facilities for the delivery of or use of a utility service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to the end-use customer.(d)  This section does not limit the ability of a regulatory authority or political subdivision to choose utility services for properties owned by the regulatory authority or political subdivision.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (H.B. 17), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2021.|
TX Util § 182.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter A. Payment Date of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual|Section 182.001. Definitions

Sec. 182.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Elderly individual" means an individual who is 60 years of age or older.(2)  "Utility" means an electric, gas, water, or telephone utility operated by a public or private entity.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 182.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter A. Payment Date of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual|Section 182.002. Delay of Bill Payment Date for Elderly Individual

Sec. 182.002.  DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  On request by an elderly individual, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill for providing utility service to that individual until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued.(b)  This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:(1)  is a residential customer;  and(2)  occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 182.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter A. Payment Date of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual|Section 182.003. Request for Delay

Sec. 182.003.  REQUEST FOR DELAY.  An elderly individual may request that the utility implement the delay under Section 182.002 for:(1)  the most recent utility bill;  or(2)  the most recent utility bill and each subsequent utility bill.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 182.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter A. Payment Date of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual|Section 182.004. Proof of Age

Sec. 182.004.  PROOF OF AGE.  A utility may require an individual requesting a delay under this subchapter to present reasonable proof that the individual is 60 years of age or older.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 182.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter A. Payment Date of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual|Section 182.005. Certain Utilities Not Affected

Sec. 182.005.  CERTAIN UTILITIES NOT AFFECTED.  This subchapter does not apply to a utility that:(1)  does not assess a late payment charge on a residential customer;(2)  does not suspend service before the 26th day after the date of the bill for which collection action is taken;  and(3)  is regulated under Title 2.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 182.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter B. Disclosure of Customer Information|Section 182.051. Definitions

Sec. 182.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Consumer reporting agency" means a person who, for a monetary fee or payment of dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information relating to consumers in order to furnish a consumer report to a third party.(2)  "Governmental body" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003, Government Code.(3)  "Government-operated utility" means a governmental body or an entity governed by a governmental body that, for compensation, provides water, wastewater, sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service.(4)  "Personal information" means an individual's address, telephone number, or social security number.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 182.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter B. Disclosure of Customer Information|Section 182.052. Disclosure of Personal Information

Sec. 182.052.  DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 182.054, a government-operated utility may not disclose personal information in a customer's account record, or any information relating to the volume or units of utility usage or the amounts billed to or collected from the individual for utility usage, unless the customer requests that the government-operated utility disclose the information. (b)  A customer may request disclosure of information described by Subsection (a) by delivering to the government-operated utility an appropriately marked form provided under Subsection (c)(2) or any other written request for disclosure.(c)  A government-operated utility shall include with a bill sent to each customer or shall post on the utility's Internet website:(1)  a notice of the customer's right to request disclosure under this section; and(2)   a form by which the customer may request disclosure by marking an appropriate box on the form and returning it to the government-operated utility, either by mail or electronically.(d)  A customer may rescind a request for disclosure under this section by providing the government-operated utility a written request to withhold the customer's personal information beginning on the date the utility receives the request.(e)  A governmental body as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, may withhold information prohibited from being disclosed under this section without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 2.59, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 692 (H.B. 685), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1025 (H.B. 872), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1025 (H.B. 872), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Util § 182.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 182 - Rights of Utility Customers|Subchapter B. Disclosure of Customer Information|Section 182.054. Exceptions

Sec. 182.054.  EXCEPTIONS.  This subchapter does not prohibit a government-operated utility from disclosing personal information in a customer's account record to:(1)  an official or employee of the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States acting in an official capacity;(2)  an employee of a utility acting in connection with the employee's duties;(3)  a consumer reporting agency;(4)  a contractor or subcontractor approved by and providing services to the utility, the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States;(5)  a person for whom the customer has contractually waived confidentiality for personal information;  or(6)  another entity that provides water, wastewater, sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service for compensation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|