Tex. Water Code § 13.1873
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 13.1873, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 13.1873. APPLICATION RULES.
Official statutory text
In adopting rules relating to the information required in an application for a Class B, Class C, or Class D utility to change rates, the utility commission shall ensure that a:
(1) Class B utility can file a less burdensome and complex application than is required of a Class A utility; and
(2) Class C or Class D utility can file a less burdensome and complex application than is required of a Class A or Class B utility.
(1) Class B utility can file a less burdensome and complex application than is required of a Class A utility; and
(2) Class C or Class D utility can file a less burdensome and complex application than is required of a Class A or Class B utility.
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