Legal Opinion
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 12, 1987No. 3-86-108-CVPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company appeals from a district-court judgment that dismisses for want of subject-matter jurisdiction the company’s suit against the Public Utility Commission, in which numerous other litigants had intervened. We will affirm the judgment.
THE CONTROVERSY
The Commission regulates “public utilities” through the agency’s administration of the various statutory provisions that constitute the Public Utility Regulatory Act (“PURA”), Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1446c (Supp.1987). Bell holds a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the Commission,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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