City of Allen and Coalition of Cities v. Public Utility Commission of Texas Oncor Electric Delivery Company And Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-04-00282-CV

City of Allen and Coalition of Cities, Appellant

v.

Public Utility Commission of Texas,;Oncor Electric Delivery Company;

and Centerpoint Energy, Inc., Appellees

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. GV3-02966, HONORABLE MARGARET COOPER, JUDGE PRESIDING

O P I N I O N

In this appeal, we must decide whether the Public Utility Commission has jurisdiction under the Public Utilities Regulatory Act (PURA) to review certain ordinances that a city claims to have enacted based on its police power. The City of…