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Tex. Util. Code § 38.001 (2026)

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Sec. 38.001. GENERAL STANDARD. An electric utility and an electric cooperative shall furnish service, instrumentalities, and facilities that are safe, adequate, efficient, and reasonable.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · 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 4× “See Tex. Util.Code § 38.001. Several PUC regulations provide remedies to consumers and penalize utilities for unsafe or inadequate service.”

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers, 282 S.W.3d 433 (Tex. 2009). “" See TEX. UTIL.CODE § 38.001. [114] We presume that lawmakers enact statutes "with complete knowledge of the existing law and with reference to it," Acker v.”

Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. LLC v. Giovanni Homes Corp., 438 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App. 2014). “Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 38.001 — . 101. 12 .”

in Re Centerpoint Energy Houston Elec., Llc. (Tex. 2021). · cites it 2× “38 Plaintiffs, on the other hand, specifically pleaded in the trial court that CenterPoint has the duties prescribed by “laws and standards found in Texas Utilities Code § 38.001”.39 That provision states in full: “An electric utility and an electric cooperative shall furnish…”

Navo South Dev. Partners, Ltd. v. Denton Cnty. Elec. Coop., Inc., 669 F. Supp. 2d 747 (E.D. Tex. 2009). “Tex. Util.Code Ann. § 38.001. The electric utility’s rule making powers are limited.”

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