{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-51.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 51.006","heading":"MUNICIPAL PARTICIPATION IN RATEMAKING PROCEEDINGS.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality participating in a ratemaking proceeding may engage rate consultants, accountants, auditors, attorneys, and engineers to:\n(1) conduct investigations, present evidence, and advise and represent the governing body; and\n(2) assist the governing body with litigation before the commission or a court.\n(b) The public utility in the ratemaking proceeding shall reimburse the governing body of the municipality for the reasonable cost of the services of a person engaged under Subsection (a) to the extent the commission determines is reasonable.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.51.htm#51.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"ab08b994f8046f0f4e69a516388cb0c67fb66f3f9957910da8301e873d32d1d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-51.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-51.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}