Tex. Utilities Code § 14.204
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 14.204, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 14.204. INSPECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A regulatory authority and, to the extent authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agent, or employee, may:
(1) inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other business records of a public utility within its jurisdiction; and
(2) inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of a public utility within its jurisdiction.
(b) An action under this section must be conducted at a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose.
(1) inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other business records of a public utility within its jurisdiction; and
(2) inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of a public utility within its jurisdiction.
(b) An action under this section must be conducted at a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose.
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