{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-37.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 37.151","heading":"PROVISION OF SERVICE.","body":"Except as provided by Sections 37.152 and 37.153, a certificate holder shall:\n(1) serve every consumer in the utility's certificated area; and\n(2) provide continuous and adequate service in that area.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3309), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 1938), Sec. 6, eff. May 16, 2019.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES","CHAPTER 37. CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY","SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF SERVICES, AREAS, AND FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.37.htm#37.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"fd8a662b66068bcb933c0ee081e0944b4d73702e2873da79dce36390fd2a941c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-37.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-37.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}