Tex. Util. Code § 43.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPLICABILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This chapter applies to an electric utility whether or not the electric utility is offering customer choice under Chapter 39.
(b) If there is a conflict between the specific provisions of this chapter and any other provisions of this title, the provisions of this chapter control.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this title, no provision of this title imposes an obligation on an electric utility to construct or operate facilities to provide middle mile broadband service, or to allow others to install facilities or use the electric utility's facilities for the provision of broadband service.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 2, eff. September 7, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (H.B. 3853), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.43.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 19e458a75f43710a86b13d8f4c6bc09ebeab60967655f8b67cc95628b7189c51
- Composed by
- 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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