Tex. Utilities Code § 182.051
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 182.051, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 182.051. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Consumer reporting agency" means a person who, for a monetary fee or payment of dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information relating to consumers in order to furnish a consumer report to a third party.
(2) "Governmental body" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003, Government Code.
(3) "Government-operated utility" means a governmental body or an entity governed by a governmental body that, for compensation, provides water, wastewater, sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service.
(4) "Personal information" means an individual's address, telephone number, or social security number.
(1) "Consumer reporting agency" means a person who, for a monetary fee or payment of dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information relating to consumers in order to furnish a consumer report to a third party.
(2) "Governmental body" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003, Government Code.
(3) "Government-operated utility" means a governmental body or an entity governed by a governmental body that, for compensation, provides water, wastewater, sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service.
(4) "Personal information" means an individual's address, telephone number, or social security number.
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