Centerpoint Energy Entex v. Railroad Commission of Texas

OPINION

G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.

This appeal concerns whether the Railroad Commission properly refused to allow CenterPoint Energy Entex to charge customers residing outside of Houston-area municipalities a share of the franchise fees Entex paid to the Houston-area municipalities in connection with Entex’s use of municipal land and services. The district court affirmed the Commission’s order. We reverse the district court’s judgment and remand this cause to the district court with instructions to remand to the Commission for further proceedings.

Facts and Procedural Background

Entex is a gas…