{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.064","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 181.064","heading":"HEARING AND DETERMINATION.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality or, for an unincorporated area, the commissioners court of the county, shall on its own motion or on application of at least 100 residents:\n(1) hear evidence as the governing body or commissioners court considers necessary; and\n(2) determine whether a connection between different lines or other arrangements for transfer of messages is:\n(A) necessary for public convenience; and\n(B) just to the telegraph companies.\n(b) After conducting a hearing and making the determinations required by Subsection (a), the governing body or commissioners court shall issue an order that:\n(1) includes the findings of the governing body or commissioners court;\n(2) specifies the conditions under which the arrangements for transfer of messages will be made; and\n(3) specifies the proportion of expense to be paid by the owner or operator of each line.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 181. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES OF UTILITIES","SUBCHAPTER D. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO TELEGRAPH COMPANIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.181.htm#181.064","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"41ed95ca38f2ac8c81718360709cec2d6652662fd103bed489a9659b067915a6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}