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Tex. Util. Code § 36.001 (2026)
Authorization To Establish And Regulate Rates
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Sec. 36.001. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES. (a) The regulatory authority may establish and regulate rates of an electric utility and may adopt rules for determining:
(1) the classification of customers and services; and
(2) the applicability of rates.
(b) A rule or order of the regulatory authority may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Pub. Util. Comm'n v. City Pub. Serv. Bd. of San Antonio, 53 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. 2001).
Pub. Util. Comm'n v. City Pub. Serv. Bd. of San Antonio, 53 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. 2001). “Tex. Util.Code § 36.001(a). . Id. § 35.001.”
Hwy 3 MHP, LLC v. Elec. Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), 462 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015). “Compare Tex. Util.Code § 36.001 (authorizing Commission to establish and regulate rates for utility), with id.”
Pub. Util. Com'n v. City Pub. Ser. Bd., 53 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. 2001). “[56] Tex. Util.Code § 36.001(a). [57] Id. § 35.”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Daniel Samudio, No. 01-15-00478-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 18, 2015). “56 TEX. UTIL.CODE § 36.001(a). 57 Id. § 35.001.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, No. 15-24-00042-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Aug. 14, 2025). “See Tex. Util. Code § 36.001(a). The established utility rate must be an amount that “will permit the utility a reasonable opportunity to earn a reasonable return on the utility’s invested capital used and useful in rendering service” after recovering its reasonable and…”
Cities of Corpus Christi // AEP Texas Cent. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas // Cities of Corpus Christi, No. 03-06-00585-CV, 2008 WL 615417 (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 5, 2008). “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 36.001 (a)(1), .003(b)-(c) (West 2007); see also id.”
Cities of Corpus Christi // AEP Texas Cent. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas // Cities of Corpus Christi, No. 03-06-00585-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 5, 2008). “See Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 36.001 (a)(1), .003(b)-(c) (West 2007); see also id.”
Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, No. 07-10-00108-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Nov. 4, 2011). “See TEX. UTIL. CODE ANN. §§ 36.001–.353 (West 2007 & Supp.”
Entergy Texas v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas & Texas Indus. Energy Consumers// Off. of Pub. Util. Couns. & Entergy Texas, Inc., No. 03-14-00735-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 31, 2015). “17 Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 11.001 , et seq. .”
Tex. Util. Code § 36.001(a): 4 cases
Pub. Util. Comm'n v. City Pub. Serv. Bd. of San Antonio, 53 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. 2001). “Tex. Util.Code § 36.001(a). . Id. § 35.001.”
Pub. Util. Com'n v. City Pub. Ser. Bd., 53 S.W.3d 310 (Tex. 2001). “[56] Tex. Util.Code § 36.001(a). [57] Id. § 35.”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Daniel Samudio, No. 01-15-00478-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 18, 2015). “56 TEX. UTIL.CODE § 36.001(a). 57 Id. § 35.001.”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, No. 15-24-00042-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Aug. 14, 2025). “See Tex. Util. Code § 36.001(a). The established utility rate must be an amount that “will permit the utility a reasonable opportunity to earn a reasonable return on the utility’s invested capital used and useful in rendering service” after recovering its reasonable and…”
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