{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 186.041","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Emergency\" means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.\n(2) \"Party line\" means a subscriber's telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected with the circuit, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.\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 D. AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.186.htm#186.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"afbf49c24625928404bbb3e21a6feaddfb83770051ae35c974484284e40b194e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}