Tex. Utilities Code § 65.152
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 65.152, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 65.152. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A transitioning company may:
(1) exercise pricing flexibility in a market subject only to the price and rate standards prescribed by Sections 65.153 and 65.154; and
(2) introduce a new service in a market subject only to the price and rate standards prescribed by Sections 65.153 and 65.154.
(b) A transitioning company may not be required to:
(1) comply with retail quality of service standards or reporting requirements in a market that is deregulated; or
(2) file an earnings report with the commission unless the company is receiving support from the Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan.
(1) exercise pricing flexibility in a market subject only to the price and rate standards prescribed by Sections 65.153 and 65.154; and
(2) introduce a new service in a market subject only to the price and rate standards prescribed by Sections 65.153 and 65.154.
(b) A transitioning company may not be required to:
(1) comply with retail quality of service standards or reporting requirements in a market that is deregulated; or
(2) file an earnings report with the commission unless the company is receiving support from the Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan.
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