Legal Opinion
Public Utility Commission v. Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility Rates
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 1989No. 3-89-167-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Chief Justice.
Appellees, Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility Rates and others, filed a declaratory judgment suit in the district court of Travis County pursuant to Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 37.001-37.011 (1986 & Supp.1989). By their suit, appellees sought a declaration that appellant, Public Utility Commission of Texas, had no authority to entertain a hearing concerning the prudence vel non of appellant Gulf States Utilities Company’s investment of $1.4 billion in the River Bend Nuclear Generating Station. Ancillary to their declaratory judgment suit, appellees sought…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Permian Oil Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Ogletree v. CratesTexas Supreme Court · 1963
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- Abbott Laboratories v. GravisTexas Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility Rates v. Public Utility Commission of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Public Utility CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility RatesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility Rates v. Third Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1990
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