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Tex. Util. Code § 186.001 (2026)
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Sec. 186.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public utility" means and includes a private corporation that does business in this state and has the right of eminent domain, a municipality, or a state agency, authority, or subdivision engaged in the business of:
(1) generating, transmitting, or distributing electric energy to the public;
(2) producing, transmitting, or distributing natural or artificial gas to the public; or
(3) furnishing water to the public.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2023 · leading case: In Re Luminant Generation Co. LLC. NRG Texas Power LLC, Calpine Corp., ExGen Handley Power, LLC N/K/A Constellation Handley Power LLC v. the State of Texas, 711 S.W.3d 13 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2023).
In Re Luminant Generation Co. LLC. NRG Texas Power LLC, Calpine Corp., ExGen Handley Power, LLC N/K/A Constellation Handley Power LLC v. the State of Texas, 711 S.W.3d 13 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2023). “Laws 998 , 999 (codified at TEX. UTIL CODE §§ 186.001– .002). Section 186.”
OHAH, Ltd., D/B/A Oak Haven Apt. Homes v. LNG Builders, LLC, Odom Texas Dev., LLC & the City of Shenandoah, No. 09-20-00292-CV, 2022 WL 16986573 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Nov. 17, 2022). “Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 186.001 . Similarly, under Section 11.”
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