{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-182.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 182.202","heading":"BURNED VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.","body":"(a) The board of directors of an electric cooperative or the governing body of a municipally owned utility may establish a bill payment assistance program for a customer who is a military veteran who a medical doctor certifies has a significantly decreased ability to regulate the individual's body temperature because of severe burns received in combat.\n(b) The costs of a bill payment assistance program established under Subsection (a) are considered a necessary operations expense.\n(c) The board of directors of an electric cooperative or the governing body of a municipally owned utility may determine the method to fund a bill payment assistance program established under Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 981), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 182. RIGHTS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS","SUBCHAPTER D. BILL PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR BURNED VETERANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.182.htm#182.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"752e932e8fc5df2f14430643f19160e3644f0e40c3c89efafc765cfc79245ee2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-182.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-183.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}