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Tex. Util. Code § 32.001 (2026)

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Sec. 32.001. COMMISSION JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by Section 32.002, the commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations, and services of an electric utility in:

(1) areas outside a municipality; and

(2) areas inside a municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the commission under Section 33.002.

(b) The commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction under this subtitle.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Grant, 73 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. 2002).
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Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Grant, 73 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Util.Code §§ 32.001(a), 36.001; see also Houston Lighting & Power Co.”
Williams v. Houston Firemen's Relief & Ret. Fund, 121 S.W.3d 415 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003). · cites it 2× “171(d), (e) (Vernon 1999); Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 32.001(a)(1), (2), (b) (Vernon 1998); id.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Chaparral Energy, LLC, 546 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. 2018). “" TEX. UTIL. CODE § 32.001(a). PURA defines the term "service" to have "its broadest and most inclusive meaning.”
In re ExxonMobil Corp., 153 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2004). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 32.001 (Vernon 1998) (granting commission exclusive original jurisdiction).”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 406 S.W.3d 253 (Tex. App.—Austin 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Util.Code §§ 32.001(a) (establishing Commission's exclusive original jurisdiction over electric utility's rates, operations, and services in areas outside municipality and in areas within municipality that surrenders jurisdiction to Commission), (b) (establishing…”
City of Allen v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 161 S.W.3d 195 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005). · cites it 2× “Tex. UtiLCode Ann. § 32.001(b) (West 1998) (“The commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction under this subtitle.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Giovanni Homes Corp., 438 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2014). · cites it 3× “Further, chapter 17 of the PURA specifically covers “Customer Protection,” the purpose of which is to establish retail customer protection standards and confer on the PUC “authority to adopt and enforce rules to protect retail customers from fraudulent, unfair, misleading,…”
Elec. Reliability v. Just Energy, 57 F.4th 241 (5th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “2021) (quoting Tex. Util. Code § 32.001(a), (b)), reh’g denied (Oct.”
RT Realty, L.P. v. Texas Utils. Elec. Co., 181 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006). “3d at 216 ; Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 32.001(a) & 36.001 (Vernon 1998).”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Sandra Jasso, 598 F. App'x 239 (5th Cir. 2015). “” (citing Tex. Util.Code § 32.001 (West 2007))). While Chapman and Entergy Corp.”
Corley v. Entergy Corp., 246 F. Supp. 2d 565 (E.D. Tex. 2003). “2002); Tex. Util.Code §§ 32.001(a), 36.001. PURA confers on the PUC the power to ensure that rates charged by electrical utilities operating in this state are “just and reasonable.”
Chapman v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins., 814 F. Supp. 2d 716 (N.D. Tex. 2011). “2004) (citing Tex. Util. Code § 32.001 (West 2007)). Moreover, in a case decided in the Northern District of Texas, the parties argued that the text of Section *722 2501.”
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Tex. Util. Code § 32.001(a): 16 cases
Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Grant, 73 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. 2002). “Tex. Util.Code §§ 32.001(a), 36.001; see also Houston Lighting & Power Co.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Chaparral Energy, LLC, 546 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. 2018). “" TEX. UTIL. CODE § 32.001(a). PURA defines the term "service" to have "its broadest and most inclusive meaning.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Giovanni Homes Corp., 438 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2014). “Further, chapter 17 of the PURA specifically covers “Customer Protection,” the purpose of which is to establish retail customer protection standards and confer on the PUC “authority to adopt and enforce rules to protect retail customers from fraudulent, unfair, misleading,…”
Elec. Reliability v. Just Energy, 57 F.4th 241 (5th Cir. 2023). “2021) (quoting Tex. Util. Code § 32.001(a), (b)), reh’g denied (Oct.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 406 S.W.3d 253 (Tex. App.—Austin 2013). “See Tex. Util.Code §§ 32.001(a) (establishing Commission's exclusive original jurisdiction over electric utility's rates, operations, and services in areas outside municipality and in areas within municipality that surrenders jurisdiction to Commission), (b) (establishing…”
Tex. Util. Code § 32.001(a)(1): 1 case
Williams v. Houston Firemen's Relief & Ret. Fund, 121 S.W.3d 415 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003). “171(d), (e) (Vernon 1999); Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 32.001(a)(1), (2), (b) (Vernon 1998); id.”
Tex. Util. Code § 32.001(b): 4 cases
City of Allen v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 161 S.W.3d 195 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005). “Tex. UtiLCode Ann. § 32.001(b) (West 1998) (“The commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction under this subtitle.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, 406 S.W.3d 253 (Tex. App.—Austin 2013). “See Tex. Util.Code §§ 32.001(a) (establishing Commission's exclusive original jurisdiction over electric utility's rates, operations, and services in areas outside municipality and in areas within municipality that surrenders jurisdiction to Commission), (b) (establishing…”
RecoveryX Livingston L.L.C. for Assignees of Citizens of Livingston for Fair & Equitable Relief & Residents of the City of Livingston v. City of Livingston & Sam Rayburn Mun. Power Agency, No. 9:24-cv-00193 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 24, 2026).
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Giovanni Homes Corp., No. 03-23-00322-CV (Tex. App.—Austin May 30, 2025).
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