Tex. Util. Code § 141.0031 · Chapter 141. STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RETAILERS
DAYS IN BILLING MONTH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (H.B. 2558), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.141.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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