Tex. Util. Code § 37.153 · Subchapter D. REGULATION OF SERVICES, AREAS, AND FACILITIES
REQUIRED REFUSAL OF SERVICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A certificate holder shall refuse to serve a customer in the holder's certificated area if the holder is prohibited from providing the service under Section 212.012, 232.029, or 232.0291, Local Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 708 (S.B. 425), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.
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.37.htm
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Local Government Code
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 212.012CONNECTION OF UTILITIES.Printed as Section 212.012, 232.029, or 232.0291, Local Government Code
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 232.029CONNECTION OF UTILITIES IN COUNTIES WITHIN 50 MILES OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER.Printed as Section 212.012, 232.029, or 232.0291, Local Government Code
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 232.0291CONNECTION OF UTILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES WITHIN 100 MILES OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER.Printed as Section 212.012, 232.029, or 232.0291, Local Government Code
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