Tex. Codes » Utilities Code · TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITIES · CHAPTER 14. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
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Tex. Util. Code § 14.051 (2026)

Procedural Powers

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Sec. 14.051. PROCEDURAL POWERS. The commission may:

(1) call and hold a hearing;

(2) administer an oath;

(3) receive evidence at a hearing;

(4) issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness or the production of a document; and

(5) make findings of fact and decisions to administer this title or a rule, order, or other action of the commission.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2021 · leading case: Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 962 S.W.2d 207 (Tex. App. 1998).
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Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 962 S.W.2d 207 (Tex. App. 1998). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 14.051(5) (West 1998).”
Cent. Power & Light Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 17 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex. UtiLCode Ann. § 14.051(5) (West 1998).”
Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas & Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Texas Indus. Energy Consumers (Tex. 2021). “61 TEX. UTIL. CODE § 14.051(5); TEX. GOV’T CODE § 2003.”
Cent. Power & Light Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas & Cities of San Juan, Pharr, & San Benito (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 14.051 (5) (West 1998).”
Lamb Cnty. Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas Bailey Cnty. Elec. Coop. Ass'n Mobil Expl. & Producing U.S., Inc. Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. Texaco Expl. & Prod., Inc. (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 14.051 (5) (West 2000).”
Lamb Cnty. Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas Bailey Cnty. Elec. Coop. Ass'n Mobil Expl. & Producing U.S., Inc. Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. Texaco Expl. & Prod., Inc. (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 14.051 (5) (West 2000).”
Sw. Pub. Serv. Co./Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas & City of Amarillo v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, City of Amarillo, ASARCO, Inc., & Texas Indus. Energy Consumers/Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. (Tex. App. 1998). “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 14.051 (5) (West 1998).”
— Tex. Util. Code § 14.051(5) — 3 cases
Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 962 S.W.2d 207 (Tex. App. 1998). “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 14.051(5) (West 1998).”
Cent. Power & Light Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 17 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. App. 2000). “See Tex. UtiLCode Ann. § 14.051(5) (West 1998).”
Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas & Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Texas Indus. Energy Consumers (Tex. 2021). “61 TEX. UTIL. CODE § 14.051(5); TEX. GOV’T CODE § 2003.”
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