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Tex. Water Code § 13.135 (2026)

Unlawful Rates, Rules, And Regulations

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Sec. 13.135. UNLAWFUL RATES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. A utility may not charge, collect, or receive any rate for utility service or impose any rule or regulation other than as provided in this chapter.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2002–2015 · leading case: Lakeshore Util. Co. v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n, 92 S.W.3d 556 (Tex. App. 2002).

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Lakeshore Util. Co. v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n, 92 S.W.3d 556 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “190 of the water code before December 21, 1989, or that the evidence supporting the court’s findings is so weak that the findings are clearly wrong and manifestly unjust.”

Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n v. Lakeshore Util. Co., Inc., Sentry Title Co., Inc., Alan D. Whatley, & Thelma J. Whatley, 164 S.W.3d 368 (Tex. 2005). “” Tex. Water Code § 13.135. Section 13.190 provides that “[a] water and sewer utility may not directly or indirectly .”

Lakeshore Util. Co., Inc., Sentry Title Co., Inc., Alan D. Whatley, & Thelma J. Whatley v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Water Code Ann. §§ 13.135 , .190 (West 2000).”

Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Daniel Samudio (Tex. App. 2015). “” Tex. Water Code § 13.135. Section 13.190 provides that “[a] water and sewer utility may not directly or indirectly .”

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