Legal Opinion
Public Utility Commission v. City Public Service Board of San Antonio
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 2001No. 00-0156PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Enoch
joined by Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice OWEN, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON, and Justice JEFFERSON.
The Texas Legislature enacted the Public Utility Regulatory Act of 1995 (PURA95) to promote competition in the wholesale electricity market.1 In PURA95, the Legislature instructed the Public Utility Commission to “adopt rules relating to wholesale transmission service, rates, and access.”2 We must decide whether the Commission exceeded this statutory authority when it promulgated rules establishing the rates that most Texas electric utilities must pay for wholesale transmission service. The…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Tarrant Appraisal District v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. Public Utility Com'n of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by234 opinions
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- City of San Benito v. Rio Grande Valley Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2003
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