Legal Opinion

State v. Public Utility Commission

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided June 12, 2003No. 03-03-00053-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

As part of the shift to deregulation in the electricity industry, the legislature has mandated that retail electric providers that are affiliated with formerly regulated utilities charge a special discounted rate, known as the “price to beat,” to certain classes of their customers. The same legislation that establishes the price to beat also extends for several years a twenty-percent rate discount that was available under regulation to state-funded four-year universities, upper-level institutions, technical colleges, and colleges (collectively “State Colleges”).…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cities of Austin v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc. v. Martinez Environmental Group, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  3. City of Frisco v. Texas Water Rights CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
  5. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State of Texas' Agencies & Institutions of Higher Learning v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
  2. University of North Texas v. City of Denton Ex Rel. Electric Utility Department, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  3. Gulf Coast Pros, LLC v. Monica Sweeney, Michael Sweeney, and Katie Sweeney-Scott, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2024
  4. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2008
  5. State of Texas' Agencies and Institutions of Higher Learning Office of Public Utility Counsel Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC// Public Utility Commission of Texas v. Public Utility Commission of Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor// State of Texas' Agencies and Institutions of Higher Learning Steering Committee, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2014

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