Legal Opinion

Steering Committees for the Cities Served by TXU Electric v. Public Utility Commission

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided March 15, 2001No. 03-00-00469-CVPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

In this declaratory judgment action, Steering Committees of Cities Served by TXU Electric and Central Power and Light Company (the Cities) challenge the Public Utility Commission’s implementation of the electric utilities deregulation statutes governing who may purchase electricity for resale in Rule 25.111. 1 See 16 Tex.Admin.Code § 25.111 (2001). The Cities complain that the Commission misinterpreted the statutes and as a result, unconstitutionally limited the powers of home-rule municipalities by prohibiting them from purchasing electricity for resale to their…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Laidlaw Waste Systems (Dallas), Inc. v. City of WilmerTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  3. National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Tarrant Appraisal District v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Proctor v. AndrewsTexas Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Flores v. Employees Retirement System of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  2. Buddy Gregg Motor Homes, Inc. v. Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
  3. Employees Retirement System of Texas v. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. Denisco, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  5. In re A.N.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2001

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