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TX Util § 66.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 66 - State-Issued Cable and Video Franchise|Section 66.014. Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 66.014.  DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  The purpose of this section is to prevent discrimination among potential residential subscribers.(b)  A cable service provider or video service provider that has been granted a state-issued certificate of franchise authority may not deny access to service to any group of potential residential subscribers because of the income of the residents in the local area in which such group resides.(c)  An affected person may seek enforcement of the requirements described by Subsection (b) by initiating a proceeding with the commission.  A municipality within which the potential residential cable service or video service subscribers referenced in Subsection (b) may be considered an affected person for purposes of this section.(d)  The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall have a reasonable period of time to become capable of providing cable service or video service to all households within the designated franchise area as defined in Section 66.003(b)(4) and may satisfy the requirements of this section through the use of an alternative technology that provides comparable content, service, and functionality.(e)  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission has the authority to make the determination regarding the comparability of the technology and the service provided.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission has the authority to monitor the deployment of cable services, video services, or alternate technology.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 27, eff. September 7, 2005.|
TX Util § 66.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 66 - State-Issued Cable and Video Franchise|Section 66.015. Compliance

Sec. 66.015.  COMPLIANCE.  (a)  Should the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter, the court shall order the holder a state-issued certificate of franchise authority, within a specified reasonable period of time, to cure such noncompliance.  Failure to comply shall subject the holder of the state-issued franchise of franchise authority to penalties as the court shall reasonably impose, up to and including revocation of the state-issued certificate of franchise authority granted under this chapter.(b)  A municipality within which the provider offers cable service or video service shall be an appropriate party in any such litigation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 27, eff. September 7, 2005.|
TX Util § 66.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 66 - State-Issued Cable and Video Franchise|Section 66.016. Applicability of Other Laws

Sec. 66.016.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.  (a)  Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prevent a voice provider, cable service provider or video service provider, or municipality from seeking clarification of its rights and obligations under federal law or to exercise any right or authority under federal or state law.(b)  Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of a municipality under existing law to receive compensation for use of the public rights-of-way from entities determined not to be subject to all or part of this chapter, including but not limited to provider of Internet protocol cable or video services, unless such payments are expressly prohibited by federal law.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 27, eff. September 7, 2005.|
TX Util § 124.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 124 - Submetering to Mobile Home Parks and Apartment Houses|Section 124.001. Definitions

Sec. 124.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Apartment house" means one or more buildings containing more than five dwelling units each of which is rented primarily for nontransient use with rent paid at intervals of one week or longer.  The term includes a rented or owner-occupied residential condominium.(2)  "Dwelling unit" means:(A)  one or more rooms that are suitable for occupancy as a residence and that contain kitchen and bathroom facilities;  or(B)  a mobile home in a mobile home park.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 124.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 124 - Submetering to Mobile Home Parks and Apartment Houses|Section 124.002. Submetering

Sec. 124.002.  SUBMETERING.  (a)  The railroad commission shall adopt rules under which an owner, operator, or manager of a mobile home park or apartment house may purchase natural gas through a master meter for delivery to a dwelling unit in the mobile home park or apartment house using individual submeters to allocate fairly the cost of the gas consumption of each dwelling unit.(b)  In addition to other appropriate safeguards for a resident of a mobile home park or apartment house, the rules must provide that the owner, operator, or manager of the mobile home park or apartment house:(1)  may not deliver natural gas for sale or resale for profit;  and(2)  shall maintain adequate records relating to that submetering and make those records available for inspection by the resident during reasonable business hours.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 141.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.002. Applicability

Sec. 141.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to the retail sale of propane gas made by a distribution system retailer through a propane gas system. This chapter does not apply to any other retail or wholesale sale of propane gas.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 141.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.0031. Days in Billing Month

Sec. 141.0031.  DAYS IN BILLING MONTH.  (a) A customer's bill may not include charges for a period of more than:(1)  32 days for a billing month in which the majority of days in the billing month occur in December, January, or February; or(2)  31 days for a billing month in which the majority of days in the billing month occur in any other month.(b)  If an extreme condition occurs or continues on or after the 29th day of a billing month described by Subsection (a)(1), the billing month may be extended by the number of days the extreme condition occurs. Extreme conditions include:(1)  iced, flooded, closed, or otherwise impassable roads in the county in which the customer resides;(2)  a natural disaster, including an earthquake, a hurricane, a tornado, or winds of more than 60 miles per hour; and(3)  civil disruption, including war, riot, or labor disruption or stoppage.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (H.B. 2558), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Util § 141.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.004. Disconnection of Propane Gas Service

Sec. 141.004.  DISCONNECTION OF PROPANE GAS SERVICE.  (a)  A distribution system retailer may not disconnect propane gas service to a residential customer on a weekend day or holiday officially observed by the State of Texas unless personnel of the distribution system retailer are available on that day to receive payments and reconnect service.(b)  A distribution system retailer may not disconnect propane gas service to a residential customer during an extreme weather emergency, as defined by Section 104.258. The distribution system retailer shall defer collection of the full payment of bills that are due during an extreme weather emergency, as defined by Section 104.258, until after the emergency is over.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 141.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.006. Grounds for Refusal to Serve

Sec. 141.006.  GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO SERVE.  (a) A distribution system retailer may refuse service to an applicant for new service or to an existing customer for continued service or reconnection if:(1)  an applicant or customer fails to pay fees, advances, contributions, or deposits required for service under the distribution system retailer's policies;(2)  an applicant or customer fails to furnish a service or meter location specified for service by the distribution system retailer;(3)  the existence or repeated creation of an unsafe condition, such as impaired meter access or a leak in the applicant's piping system, may potentially create bodily harm or endanger life or property in the distribution system retailer's opinion;(4)  an applicant, customer, or service location owner is delinquent in payment for services provided by a distribution system retailer service location owner; or(5)  a current resident or occupant of the premises to receive service is delinquent in payment for services provided by a distribution system retailer.(b)  The right to refuse service ends when the cause for the refusal to serve is corrected.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 141.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.007. Reasonable Time to Begin Service

Sec. 141.007.  REASONABLE TIME TO BEGIN SERVICE.  A distribution system retailer may delay providing service following an application or execution of an agreement for service for a reasonable amount of time considering required approvals, inspections, or permits, the extent of the facilities to be built, and the distribution system retailer's workload at the time.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 141.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.008. Customer Complaints

Sec. 141.008.  CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.  (a)  A distribution system retailer that receives a written complaint shall promptly and suitably investigate the complaint and advise the complainant of the results of the investigation.  A distribution system retailer shall keep for at least three years after the final disposition of each complaint a record that includes each complainant's name and address, the date and nature of the complaint, and the adjustment or disposition of the complaint.  A distribution system retailer is not required to keep a record of a complaint that does not require the distribution system retailer to take specific further action.  A distribution system retailer shall notify each complainant of the right to file a complaint with the commission if the complainant is not satisfied by the distribution system retailer's resolution of the matter.(b)  On receipt of a written complaint from the commission on behalf of a customer, a distribution system retailer promptly and suitably shall investigate and notify the commission and complainant of the results of the investigation. An initial response must be made not later than the third business day after the date the distribution system retailer receives the complaint electronically delivered to a minimum of two electronic addresses designated by the distribution system retailer.  A distribution system retailer shall send a final and complete response to the commission and complainant not later than the 15th day after the date the complaint was received, unless the commission grants additional time before the expiration of the 15-day period.(c)  The commission may impose sanctions on a distribution system retailer if, after an investigation, the commission determines that the distribution system retailer has violated Section 141.003.  Sanctions may include:(1)  adopting an order requiring a distribution system retailer to refund the amounts of any overcharges to the distribution system retailer's customers;(2)  drawing down all or a portion of the financial surety for the purpose of refunding the amounts of any overcharges to the distribution system retailer's customers not refunded before the 61st day after the date the commission orders a refund; or(3)  adopting an order setting rates and fees for the distribution system retailer in accordance with Section 141.003.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 141.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems|Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers|Section 141.009. Performance Guarantee

Sec. 141.009.  PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE.  A distribution system retailer shall post, in favor of the commission, financial surety in the form of a letter of credit, bond, or other acceptable form of financial surety with the commission in an amount equal to the lesser of $3 multiplied by the number of gallons of aggregate storage capacity in all of the propane gas systems operated by the distribution system retailer or $50,000. The issuer of the financial surety used to meet this requirement shall honor the financial surety if the issuer receives from the commission notice that the financial surety is due and payable. The commission may draw down all or a portion of the financial surety. The distribution system retailer shall provide the commission with verification of the adequacy of the financial surety, and the commission may order the distribution system retailer to adjust the amount of the financial surety annually.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 164.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities|Section 164.001. Joint Ownership of Electric Utility Facilities Authorized

Sec. 164.001.  JOINT OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES AUTHORIZED.  (a)  Political subdivisions may join together to finance, construct, complete, acquire, or operate electric utility facilities so that the facilities or an undivided interest in the facilities is jointly owned by the political subdivisions as cotenants or co-owners.(b)  The ownership shares in the facilities are those approved by the governing bodies of the political subdivisions, as set forth in an agreement authorized by the governing bodies.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 164.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities|Section 164.002. Public Purpose

Sec. 164.002.  PUBLIC PURPOSE.  The exercise by a political subdivision of the authority granted by this chapter, including the exercise of the power to issue bonds, notes, or other obligations to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, and the performance of an agreement entered into under this chapter are considered to be additional public purposes of the political subdivision, without regard to any express or implied limitation on the authority or purposes of the political subdivision under any other general or special law or charter provision.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 164.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities|Section 164.003. Approval of Agreement by Attorney General

Sec. 164.003.  APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  An agreement between political subdivisions establishing an interest in electric utility facilities that is executed under this chapter shall be submitted to the attorney general in connection with any proceeding to finance the contractual obligation by the issuance of bonds.(b)  An agreement submitted under Subsection (a) is incontestable on approval as to legality by the attorney general.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 164.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities|Section 164.004. Increase in Ownership Shares

Sec. 164.004.  INCREASE IN OWNERSHIP SHARES.  (a)  An agreement under this chapter may provide for a political subdivision to increase its present or future ownership share of the electric utility facilities by installment purchase payments and for another political subdivision that is a party to the agreement to transfer, in consideration of those payments, any portion of its present or future ownership share of the facilities to the purchasing political subdivision.(b)  A payment made by a political subdivision to acquire an ownership interest is not treated as a maintenance and operating expense but is treated as a capital cost as if the political subdivision had issued bonds to construct or acquire the ownership interest, unless otherwise specified in the agreement.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 164.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities|Section 164.005. Contractual Obligations as Lien on System Revenue

Sec. 164.005.  CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AS LIEN ON SYSTEM REVENUE.  (a)  If the electric utility facilities financed, acquired, constructed, or completed are a part of a utility system of a political subdivision, the obligation to make the contract payments to acquire an ownership interest is a lien on the revenue of the system on a parity with the outstanding bonds of the system to the extent permitted in the ordinance or resolution authorizing or the deed of trust or indenture securing the payment of the outstanding bonds.(b)  If the ordinance or resolution authorizing or the deed of trust or trust indenture securing the revenue bonds of a utility system provides for the subsequent issuance of additional bonds or the creation of a contractual obligation described by Section 164.004 and provides that the payments to be made for the security or payment of the subsequent bonds or contractual obligation are to be on a parity with the previously issued bonds or bonds then to be issued, the political subdivision may, subject to any conditions contained in that ordinance, resolution, deed of trust, or trust indenture, authorize, issue, and sell additional bonds or incur the contractual obligation in a different series payable from the entire revenue of the utility system on a parity with the previously issued bonds or bonds then to be issued and secured by a lien on the revenue of the system on a parity with the lien securing the previously issued bonds or bonds then to be issued.  This subsection applies without regard to whether the previously issued bonds:(1)  were issued before August 29, 1977;  or(2)  are an original issue or a refunding issue.(c)  A political subdivision may pledge the revenue of a utility system to pay contract payments to acquire an ownership interest in an electric utility facility under this chapter.(d)  In this section, "utility system" includes a combined utility system.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 164.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 164 - Joint Ownership of Electric Facilities by Public Entities|Section 164.006. Construction With Other Laws

Sec. 164.006.  CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.  To provide full authority for the execution of an agreement under this chapter, this chapter applies to a municipality as if this chapter were originally contained in Chapter 1501 or 1502, Government Code, or Chapter 552, Local Government Code. This chapter prevails over any charter provision or general or special law.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.405, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(30), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Util § 183.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 183 - Utility Deposits|Section 183.001. Definitions

Sec. 183.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.(2)  "Utility" means a person, firm, company, corporation, receiver, or trustee who furnishes water, electric, gas, or telephone service.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 183.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 183 - Utility Deposits|Section 183.002. Interest on Deposit

Sec. 183.002.  INTEREST ON DEPOSIT.  A utility that requires the user of a service to pay a money deposit as a condition to furnishing the service shall pay interest on the deposit from the time the deposit is made.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 183.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 183 - Utility Deposits|Section 183.003. Rate of Interest

Sec. 183.003.  RATE OF INTEREST.  The commission on or before each December 1 shall set the annual interest rate for the next calendar year on deposits governed by this chapter at the average rate paid over the previous 12-month period on United States treasury bills with a 26-week maturity.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1320 (H.B. 3460), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 372 (S.B. 734), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Util § 183.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 183 - Utility Deposits|Section 183.004. Interest Payment to Depositor

Sec. 183.004.  INTEREST PAYMENT TO DEPOSITOR.  A utility shall pay interest on the deposit to the depositor or the depositor's heirs or assigns annually on demand or sooner if the service is discontinued.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|