{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-163.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 163.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Electric facility\" means a facility necessary or incidental to generating or transmitting electric power and energy, including:\n(A) a generating unit or plant or a plant site;\n(B) transmission lines;\n(C) a right-of-way or other right relating to a facility; and\n(D) property and equipment.\n(2) \"Entity\" means a person who engages in the authorized generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale to the public.\n(3) \"Private entity\" means an entity that is not a public entity.\n(4) \"Public entity\" means an entity that is an agency or political subdivision of this state.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND OTHER PROVIDERS","CHAPTER 163. JOINT POWERS AGENCIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.163.htm#163.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"9e4521b58b177e509bba37906506ca4e7b26fadc48353d59ef4003631ee54106","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.304","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-163.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}