Tex. Util. Code § 181.008 · Subchapter A. POWERS AND DUTIES OF GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS
AUTHORITY RELATING TO TRANSPORT OR SALE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A gas or electric corporation has the power to generate, make, manufacture, transport, and sell gas, electric current, and power to an individual, the public, or a municipality for any purpose.
(b) A gas or electric corporation may:
(1) impose reasonable charges for an action taken under Subsection (a); and
(2) construct, maintain, and operate power plants and substations and any machinery, apparatus, pipe, pole, wire, device, or arrangements as necessary to operate its lines in this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.181.htm
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