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Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 102 Jurisdiction And Powers Of Railroad Commission And Other Regulatory AuthoritiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Utilities Code > Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 102 Jurisdiction And Powers Of Railroad Commission And Other Regulatory Authorities (a) The railroad commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates and services of a gas utility: (1) that distributes natural gas or synthetic natural ... Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, this subtitle does not authorize the railroad commission to: (1) regulate or supervise a rate or service of ... The railroad commission may: (1) require a gas utility to report to the railroad commission information relating to the gas utility and an affiliate inside ... The railroad commission may require disclosure of the identity and respective interests of each owner of at least one percent of the voting securities of ... On request of a municipality, the railroad commission may advise and assist the municipality with respect to a question or proceeding arising under this subtitle. ... (a) The railroad commission by rule shall provide for administrative hearings in contested cases to be conducted by one or more members of the railroad ... (a) Not later than the 60th day after the date the transaction takes effect, a gas utility shall report to the railroad commission: (1) a ... A gas utility may not purchase voting stock in another gas utility doing business in this state unless the utility reports the purchase to the ... A gas utility may not loan money, stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness to a person who directly or indirectly owns or holds ... (a) Each gas utility shall keep and provide to the regulatory authority, in the manner and form prescribed by the railroad commission, uniform accounts of ... (a) Each gas utility shall maintain an office in this state in a county in which some part of the utility's property is located. The ... (a) The regulatory authority shall adopt rules governing communications with the regulatory authority or a member or employee of the regulatory authority by: (1) a ... The railroad commission has jurisdiction over an affiliate that has a transaction with a gas utility under the railroad commission's jurisdiction to the extent of ... (a) A gas utility shall file with each regulatory authority schedules showing all rates that are: (1) subject to the regulatory authority's original or appellate ... The railroad commission shall require each gas utility or municipally owned utility to carry a proper and adequate depreciation account in accordance with: (1) the ... A gas utility or municipally owned utility shall keep separate accounts showing profits or losses from the sale or lease of merchandise, including an appliance, ... A regulatory authority may require a gas utility to annually report the utility's expenditures for: (1) business gifts and entertainment; and (2) advertising or public ... A regulatory authority may inquire into the management and affairs of each gas utility and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method ... A regulatory authority may require the examination and audit of the accounts of a gas or municipally owned utility. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, ... At a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose, a regulatory authority and, to the extent authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agent, or employee ... In connection with an investigation taken under Section 102.203, the regulatory authority may: (1) examine under oath an officer, agent, or employee of a gas ... (a) A member, agent, or employee of a regulatory authority may enter the premises occupied by a gas utility to conduct an inspection, examination, or ... (a) A regulatory authority may require, by order or subpoena served on a gas utility, the production, at the time and place in this state ... The regulatory authority shall keep a record of each proceeding before the authority. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. ... Each party to a proceeding before a regulatory authority is entitled to be heard by attorney or in person. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, ... Texas Lawyers
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