Legal Opinion
Public Utility Commission v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided December 18, 1997No. 03-96-00717-CVPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
In an action brought by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the district court (1) reversed a final order issued by the Public Utility Commission in a contested case and (2) dismissed the cause for want of subject-matter jurisdiction. The Commission and the City of McKinney (intervenor in the suit below) appeal. We will reverse the district-court judgment and remand the cause to that court.
THE CONTROVERSY
The Commission’s general counsel initiated a contested-ease proceeding under Commission Docket 8585 to investigate SWBT’s rates and services and to establish new rates if…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- Federal Communications Commission v. SchreiberSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sexton v. Mount Olivet Cemetery Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility RatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by48 opinions
- In Re Entergy Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2004
- Central Power & Light Co./Cities of Alice v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Reliant Energy, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Cities of Abilene v. PUBLIC UTILITY COM'N OF TEXAS, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Shamrock Psychiatric Clinic, P.A. v. Tex. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.Texas Supreme Court · 2018
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