Court Opinion

ID: 9639994
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 16:54:50.362746+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:10:24.890852
License: Public Domain

Justice SPECTOR,
joined by Justice GONZALEZ, and Justice DOGGETT,
concurring.
I agree that this cause must be remanded to the Public Utility Commission for reconsideration. I disagree, however, with the majority’s holding regarding the actions the Commission may take on remand. I would hold that the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.StatANN. art. 1446c (Vernon Supp.1994), does not allow the Commission to authorize deferred accounting treatment for post-in-service costs under any standard. See State of Texas v. Public Utility Commission, 883 S.W.2d 190, 195 (Tex.1994) (Spector, J., dissenting). For that reason, I join in the Court’s judgment only.