Tex. Codes » Utilities Code · TITLE 3. GAS REGULATION · SUBTITLE A. GAS UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · CHAPTER 102. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF RAILROAD COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Texas Codes

Tex. Util. Code § 102.001 (2026)

Railroad Commission Jurisdiction

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section TX-LEGstatutes.capitol.texas.gov Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Sec. 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; 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases, 2006–2017 · leading case: Atmos Energy Corp. v. Cities of Allen, 353 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. 2011).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Atmos Energy Corp. v. Cities of Allen, 353 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. 2011). · cites it 3× “Tex. Util.Code §§ 102.001(a), 103.001. A municipality has original jurisdiction over a rate filing if the utility’s customers are within municipal boundaries, or the Commission has original jurisdiction over the filing if the utility’s customers are outside municipal boundaries.”
Cities of Allen v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 309 S.W.3d 563 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 102.001, 103.001 (West 2007).”
City of Port Neches v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 212 S.W.3d 565 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “” Tex. UtiLCode Ann. § 102.001 (West Supp.2005), § 103.”
Centerpoint Energy Entex v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 213 S.W.3d 364 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. UtiLCode § 102.001 (West Supp.2005).”
Centerpoint Energy Entex v. R.R. Comm'n, 208 S.W.3d 608 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 102.001(a)(1)(A) & 103.”
Amarillo, Channing, Dalhart & Lubbock v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 511 S.W.3d 787 (Tex. App. 2016). “Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 102.001 (a)(the Gas Utilities Regulatory Act, hereinafter *790 GURA).”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 406 S.W.3d 253 (Tex. App. 2013). “” Tex. Util.Code § 102.001. 8 . The current version of GURA similarly provides that " '[ojrder’ means all or a part of a final disposition by a regulatory authority in a matter other than rulemaking, without regard to whether the disposition is affirmative or negative or…”
Tara Partners, Ltd. v. Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., 371 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 102.001, 103.001. Tara Partners’ dispute involves the amount it was billed for natural gas provided by CenterPoint.”
in Re BHP Billiton Petroleum Props. (N.A.), LP & BHP Billiton Petroleum (TXLA Operating) Co. (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 102.001 (a) (Vernon 2007).”
City of Port Neches, City of Nederland, City of Groves, & Texas Gas Serv. Co. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “See generally Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 102.001 -.005 (West 1998 & Supp.”
the Cities of Allen & Longview v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Atmos Energy Corp. & Texas Gas Servs. Co., a Div. of Oneok, Inc. (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “While the Commission generally exercises exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review orders of a municipality in the context of gas utility regulation, see Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 102.001 (b) (West 2007), there is no indication that a municipality's denial of a GRIP filing for…”
Elizabeth Louise Handley v. Marian C. Bloss (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 102.001 , 103.001 (West 2007).”
Show all 22 citing cases →
— Tex. Util. Code § 102.001(a) — 3 cases
Atmos Energy Corp. v. Cities of Allen, 353 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. 2011). “Tex. Util.Code §§ 102.001(a), 103.001. A municipality has original jurisdiction over a rate filing if the utility’s customers are within municipal boundaries, or the Commission has original jurisdiction over the filing if the utility’s customers are outside municipal boundaries.”
Cities of Allen v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 309 S.W.3d 563 (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 102.001, 103.001 (West 2007).”
Atmos Energy Corp., Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., & Texas Gas Serv. Co. v. the Cities of Allen & R.R. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. 2011).
— Tex. Util. Code § 102.001(a)(1)(A) — 1 case
Centerpoint Energy Entex v. R.R. Comm'n, 208 S.W.3d 608 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 102.001(a)(1)(A) & 103.”
— Tex. Util. Code § 102.001(a)(1)(B) — 1 case
City of Port Neches v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 212 S.W.3d 565 (Tex. App. 2006). “” Tex. UtiLCode Ann. § 102.001 (West Supp.2005), § 103.”
— Tex. Util. Code § 102.001(b) — 3 cases
Atmos Energy Corp. v. Cities of Allen, 353 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. 2011). “Tex. Util.Code §§ 102.001(a), 103.001. A municipality has original jurisdiction over a rate filing if the utility’s customers are within municipal boundaries, or the Commission has original jurisdiction over the filing if the utility’s customers are outside municipal boundaries.”
Cities of Allen v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 309 S.W.3d 563 (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 102.001, 103.001 (West 2007).”
Atmos Energy Corp., Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., & Texas Gas Serv. Co. v. the Cities of Allen & R.R. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. 2011).
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.