Suburban Utility Corp. v. State

EVANS, Justice.

This case requires a determination of the constitutionality of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 2372q-1 (Supp. 1976-1977).

This statute, which became effective on September 1, 1975, provided that the commissioners court of any county with a population of more than 1,500,000, according to the last preceding federal census, should regulate water and sewer rates of private water companies within and without the limits of incorporated cities and towns if (a) the private company charged or proposed to charge residential rates in any service area which exceeded by 30% or more the highest…