Tex. Utilities Code § 43.002
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 43.002, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 43.002. APPLICABILITY.
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(a) This chapter applies to an electric utility whether or not the electric utility is offering customer choice under Chapter 39.
(b) If there is a conflict between the specific provisions of this chapter and any other provisions of this title, the provisions of this chapter control.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this title, no provision of this title imposes an obligation on an electric utility to construct or operate facilities to provide middle mile broadband service, or to allow others to install facilities or use the electric utility's facilities for the provision of broadband service.
(b) If there is a conflict between the specific provisions of this chapter and any other provisions of this title, the provisions of this chapter control.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this title, no provision of this title imposes an obligation on an electric utility to construct or operate facilities to provide middle mile broadband service, or to allow others to install facilities or use the electric utility's facilities for the provision of broadband service.
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