Tex. Utilities Code § 104.252: AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING STANDARDS.

A regulatory authority, on its own motion or on complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may:

(1) adopt just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, or practices a gas utility must follow in furnishing a service;

(2) adopt adequate and reasonable standards for measuring a condition, including quantity, quality, and pressure relating to the furnishing of a service;

(3) adopt reasonable regulations for examining, testing, and measuring a service; and

(4) adopt or approve reasonable rules, regulations, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a service.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.