Tex. Utilities Code § 182.002
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 182.002, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 182.002. DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL.
Official statutory text
(a) On request by an elderly individual, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill for providing utility service to that individual until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued.
(b) This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:
(1) is a residential customer; and
(2) occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.
(b) This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:
(1) is a residential customer; and
(2) occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.
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