Tex. Utilities Code § 59.001
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 59.001, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 59.001. POLICY.
Official statutory text
It is the policy of this state that an incumbent local exchange company that does not elect to be regulated under Chapter 58 should have incentives to deploy infrastructure that will benefit the residents of this state while maintaining reasonable local rates and universal service.
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