{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-53.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 53.001","heading":"AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, the commission may establish and regulate rates of a public utility and may adopt rules for determining:\n(1) the classification of customers and services; and\n(2) the applicability of rates.\n(b) A rule or order of the commission may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.\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 53. RATES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.53.htm#53.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"a52b160ee907d6941ecd98ed4f5245d081945a418084ffbc923c7df92b297545","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-52.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-53.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}