Centerpoint Energy Entex v. Railroad Commission of Texas

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-04-00688-CV

CenterPoint Energy Entex, Appellant

v.

Railroad Commission of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. GN402318, HONORABLE LORA J. LIVINGSTON, JUDGE PRESIDING

O P I N I O N

This appeal concerns whether the Railroad Commission properly refused to allow CenterPoint Energy Entex to charge customers residing outside of Houston-area municipalities a share of the franchise fees Entex paid to the Houston-area municipalities in connection with Entex's use of municipal land and services. The…