Tex. Utilities Code § 186.004
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 186.004, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 186.004. UNLAWFUL PICKETING, THREATS, OR INTIMIDATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not:
(1) picket the plant, premises, or other property of a public utility with intent to disrupt the service of that utility or to prevent the maintenance of that service; or
(2) engage in picketing that has the effect of disrupting the service of a public utility or preventing the maintenance of that service.
(b) A person may not:
(1) intimidate, threaten, or harass an employee of a public utility with intent to disrupt the service of the utility or prevent the maintenance of that service; or
(2) intimidate, threaten, or harass an employee of a public utility if that conduct has the effect of disrupting the service of the utility or preventing the maintenance of that service.
(1) picket the plant, premises, or other property of a public utility with intent to disrupt the service of that utility or to prevent the maintenance of that service; or
(2) engage in picketing that has the effect of disrupting the service of a public utility or preventing the maintenance of that service.
(b) A person may not:
(1) intimidate, threaten, or harass an employee of a public utility with intent to disrupt the service of the utility or prevent the maintenance of that service; or
(2) intimidate, threaten, or harass an employee of a public utility if that conduct has the effect of disrupting the service of the utility or preventing the maintenance of that service.
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