Legal Opinion
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1981No. 13471PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
This appeal requires that we determine whether the Public Utility Commission of Texas possesses the statutory power to order summarily that a public utility cease certain conduct pending an evidentiary hearing on the question of whether the Commission has jurisdiction to prohibit the conduct. The issue arose from the following events.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, appellant, is a public utility regulated by the Commission under the Public Utility Regulatory Act (“PURA”), Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 1446c. The company maintains with the agency a valid certificate of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Red Arrow Freight Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Glen Oaks Utilities, Inc. v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Public Utility Commission v. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Montana Power Co. v. Public Service CommissionMontana Supreme Court · 1983
- McQueen v. BullockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Dolenz v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
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