Tex. Utils. Code Section 102.001
Railroad Commission Jurisdiction


(a)

The railroad commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates and services of a gas utility:

(1)

that distributes natural gas or synthetic natural gas in:

(A)

areas outside a municipality; and

(B)

areas inside a municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the railroad commission under Section 103.003 (Surrender of Municipal Jurisdiction to Railroad Commission; Reinstatement of Jurisdiction); and

(2)

that transmits, transports, delivers, or sells natural gas or synthetic natural gas to a gas utility that distributes the gas to the public.

(b)

The railroad commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction as provided by this subtitle.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 102.001 — Railroad Commission Jurisdiction, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.­102.­htm#102.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 102.001’s source at texas​.gov