{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-40.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 40.002","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"For purposes of this chapter, \"body vested with the power to manage and operate a municipally owned utility\" means a body created in accordance with Section 1502.070, Government Code, or Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Local Government Code, or by municipal charter.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.402, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(29), eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES","CHAPTER 40. COMPETITION FOR MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES AND RIVER AUTHORITIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.40.htm#40.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"b2dbcc2dde30a3b607445c5d8dff8523dd5969c268dea69ba43e0775d93084bb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-40.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-40.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}