{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 54.053","heading":"APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE.","body":"(a) A public utility that wants to obtain or amend a certificate must submit an application to the commission.\n(b) The applicant shall file with the commission evidence the commission requires to show the applicant has received the consent, franchise, or permit required by the proper municipal or other public authority.\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 54. CERTIFICATES","SUBCHAPTER B. CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.54.htm#54.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"0feda5a2041d86e28d9f8f2909e94fa7288b099036785ec9d5e37332bd4ac016","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}