{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-12.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 12.202","heading":"PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.","body":"(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.\n(a-1) The policies adopted under this section must require the agenda for each regular commission meeting to include public testimony as a meeting agenda item and allow members of the public to comment on:\n(1) each meeting agenda item unrelated to a contested case; and\n(2) other matters under the commission's jurisdiction.\n(a-2) The commission may prohibit public comment at a regular commission meeting on a meeting agenda item related to a contested case.\n(b) The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.\n(c) The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITIES","CHAPTER 12. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND REPORTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.12.htm#12.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"34d0fba849befebbdf03cd3768cf190e9c38c85733fa258d9a5a4e36bbb95f5f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-12.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-12.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}