Tex. Utilities Code § 54.155
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 54.155, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 54.155. GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission must grant or deny a certificate not later than the 60th day after the date the application for the certificate is filed. The commission may extend the deadline on good cause shown.
(b) The commission shall grant each certificate on a nondiscriminatory basis after considering factors such as:
(1) the technical and financial qualifications of the applicant; and
(2) the applicant's ability to meet the commission's quality of service requirements.
(b) The commission shall grant each certificate on a nondiscriminatory basis after considering factors such as:
(1) the technical and financial qualifications of the applicant; and
(2) the applicant's ability to meet the commission's quality of service requirements.
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