Texas Utilities Code

§ 181.901 — AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PROTECT UTILITY

UT § 181.901Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES · Ch. 181. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES OF UTILITIES · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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(a)The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that applies to a utility using the streets and public grounds of the municipality and that protects the utility:

(1)in the free enjoyment of the utility's rights and privileges; and

(2)from interference with the utility's property and franchises.

(b)In this section, "utility" means a person, company, or corporation engaged in furnishing water, gas, telephone, light, power, or sewage service to the public.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.