Legal Opinion
State, Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Public Utility Commission of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 22, 2004No. 03-03-00239-CVPublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MACK KIDD, Justice.
This direct appeal concerns the validity of a rule created to facilitate the transition to a competitive utilities market. Appellants—the State of Texas, the Office of the Public Utility Counsel, and the City of Houston—challenge the provisions governing adjustments to the fuel-factor portion of the price-to-beat rule promulgated in 2001 and amended in 2003 by appellee, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“the Commission”). See 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.41(g) (2003); 28 Tex. Reg. 3249 (2003); see also Tex. UtiLCode Ann. §§ 39.001(e), .2020) (West Supp.2004).…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Public Utility Commission v. GTE-Southwest, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Reliant Energy, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Methodist Hospitals of Dallas v. Texas Industrial Accident BoardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
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3Cited by76 opinions
- Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
- Texas Orthopaedic Ass'n v. Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
- Centerpoint Energy Entex v. Railroad Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
- Cities of Alvin v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
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