Legal Opinion
Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Public Utility Commission
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 10, 2003No. 03-02-00566-CVPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MACK KIDD, Justice.
In this direct appeal, the Office of Public Utility Counsel (“Public Counsel”) challenges two amended rules promulgated by the Public Utility Commission (“the Commission”) as being outside the scope of the Commission’s authority under chapter 39 of the utility code. See Tex. Util.Code Ann. §§ 39.001-909, 39.001(f) (West Supp. 2003). The challenged rules deal with: (1) the authority of competitive retail electricity providers to request disconnection of customer electricity service and (2) the rate to be charged by Providers of Last Resort, the default electricity…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Public Utility Commission v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
- Public Utility Commission v. City Public Service Board of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- Hidden Oaks Limited, Hidden Oaks Limited, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. The City of Austin, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Sexton v. Mount Olivet Cemetery Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Vista Community Medical Center, LLP, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
- AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Ltd. Partnership v. Public Utility CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
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