Tex. Utilities Code § 121.051
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 121.051, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 121.051.
Official statutory text
Sec. 121.051. GAS UTILITY: PUBLIC INTEREST AND JURISDICTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) A gas utility, including a business described by Section 121.001(a)(3), is affected with a public interest.
(b) A business described by Section 121.001(a)(3) is a virtual monopoly.
(c) A business described by Section 121.001(a)(3) and the property of the business used in this state is subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the railroad commission as provided by this chapter.
(b) A business described by Section 121.001(a)(3) is a virtual monopoly.
(c) A business described by Section 121.001(a)(3) and the property of the business used in this state is subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the railroad commission as provided by this chapter.
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