Legal Opinion
Cities for Fair Utility Rates v. Public Utility Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 2, 1994No. 3-93-071-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Cities for Fair Utility Rates (“Cities”), and the State of Texas (on behalf of various Texas state agencies) (“the State”), appellants, filed suit in the Travis County District Court seeking judicial review of an order of the Public Utility Commission (the “Commission”) increasing rates to be charged by Houston Lighting and Power Company (“HL & P”). The rate increase was sought primarily to account for costs of constructing Unit 2 of the South Texas Nuclear Project. The Commission had issued its order, after hearing, pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Texas Health Facilities Commission v. Charter Medical-Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- City of El Paso v. Public Utility CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. Public Utility Com'n of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Texas State Board of Dental Examiners v. SizemoreTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Auto Convoy Company v. Railroad Commission of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Central Power & Light Co./Cities of Alice v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Cities for Fair Utility Rates v. Public Utility CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1996
- Coalition for Long Point Preservation v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- Public Advocate v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
- Coalition for Long Point Preservation and Mr. and Mrs. William Sutton v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Long Point Partners, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
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