Texas Water Code

§ 13.002 — DEFINITIONS

WA § 13.002Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(1)"Affected person" means any landowner within an area for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is filed, any retail public utility affected by any action of the regulatory authority, any person or corporation whose utility service or rates are affected by any proceeding before the regulatory authority, or any person or corporation that is a competitor of a retail public utility with respect to any service performed by the retail public utility or that desires to enter into competition. (1-a) "Landowner," "owner of a tract of land," and "owners of each tract of land" include multiple owners of a single deeded tract of land as shown on the appraisal roll of the appraisal district established for each county in which the property is located.

(2)"Affiliated interest" or "affiliate" means:

(A)any person or corporation owning or holding directly or indirectly five percent or more of the voting securities of a utility;

(B)any person or corporation in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of the voting securities of a utility;

(C)any corporation five percent or more of the voting securities of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by a utility;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1145 (H.B. 2876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1842), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 700), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 1169), Sec. 12, eff. May 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (H.B. 2712), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 776 (S.B. 740), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.