{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 186.031","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Publish\" means to communicate information to another by any means.\n(2) \"Telecommunications service\" means the transmission of a message or other information by a public utility, including a telephone or telegraph company.\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 186. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF UTILITY SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER C. FRAUDULENT OBTAINING OF SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.186.htm#186.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"bfd3b99327a11e7970610d149f2e4a11c28c6b2842d7d340ffeb27e921705b5b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}