Legal Opinion

Hammack v. Public Utility Com'n of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided April 15, 2004No. 03-02-00232-CVPublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

Our opinion and judgment issued on October 23, 2003 are withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted.

Robert “Lee” Hammack and others (“appellants”) appeal from a district court judgment affirming an order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the “Commission”) granting a certifícate of convenience and necessity (“CCN”) to Central Power and Light Company (“Central Power”). 2 Before an electric utility may construct a transmission line, it must obtain a CCN from the Commission. See Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 37.056 (West 1998) (hereinafter “PURA”). The…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Ortiz v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  4. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Federal Trade Commission v. Cement InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by83 opinions

  1. CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC v. Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  2. City of Arlington v. Centerfolds, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  4. Public Utility Commission v. Cities of Harlingen, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
  5. BP Chemicals, Inc. v. AEP Texas Central Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006

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