{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.065","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 181.065","heading":"PENALTY.","body":"(a) A telegraph company shall comply with an order of a municipality's governing body or a commissioners court requiring the company to arrange for transfer of messages.\n(b) A telegraph company that fails to comply with an order is subject to a penalty of $10 for each day of noncompliance, payable to the state. The county or district attorney may bring suit to recover the penalty.\n(c) A penalty may not be imposed against a telegraph company for noncompliance with an order if:\n(1) the company is prevented from making a connection through the fault or omission of another company; and\n(2) the fault or omission causes the company's failure to connect.\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#181.065","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"df2936100e4941641054ee6512977720e771ed398150358b4ce4478c224eb43c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.064","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-181.066"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}