Dow Chemical Co. v. Public Utility Commission

KEITH, Justice.

The appeal is from a final judgment in the District Court of Travis County which dismissed an appeal from a final order of the Public Utility Commission. We affirm for the reasons now to be stated.

Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) filed suit in the district court in the nature of an appeal under Section 19 of the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-13a (Supp. 1980) “APA”) from an administrative proceeding and order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission”) fixing electric utility rates chargeable by Houston Lighting and…