Sec. 181.901. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PROTECT UTILITY. (a) The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that applies to a utility using the streets and public grounds of the municipality and that protects the utility:
(1) in the free enjoyment of the utility's rights and privileges; and
(2) from interference with the utility's property and franchises.
(b) In this section, "utility" means a person, company, or corporation engaged in furnishing water, gas, telephone, light, power, or sewage service to the public.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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