{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-104.057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 104.057","heading":"CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.","body":"(a) In establishing a gas utility's rates, the regulatory authority may not allow as a cost or expense an expenditure:\n(1) described by Section 102.154 that the regulatory authority determines to be not in the public interest; or\n(2) for legislative advocacy.\n(b) The regulatory authority may allow as a cost or expense reasonable charitable or civic contributions not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 3. GAS REGULATION","SUBTITLE A. GAS UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","CHAPTER 104. RATES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. COMPUTATION OF RATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.104.htm#104.057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"b6f927679c51588428c126da6996d13172203a4cf960bd4722fdbf3dde2167d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-104.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-104.058"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}