{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 54.054","heading":"GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE.","body":"(a) The commission may approve an application and grant a certificate only if the commission finds that the certificate is necessary for the service, accommodation, convenience, or safety of the public.\n(b) The commission may:\n(1) grant the certificate as requested;\n(2) grant the certificate for the construction of a portion of the requested system, facility, or extension or the partial exercise of the requested right or privilege; or\n(3) refuse to grant the certificate.\n(c) The commission shall grant each certificate on a nondiscriminatory basis after considering:\n(1) the adequacy of existing service;\n(2) the need for additional service;\n(3) the effect of granting the certificate on the recipient of the certificate and any public utility of the same kind serving the proximate area; and\n(4) other factors, such as:\n(A) community values;\n(B) recreational and park areas;\n(C) historical and aesthetic values;\n(D) environmental integrity; and\n(E) the probable improvement of service or lowering of cost to consumers in the area if the certificate is granted.\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#54.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"0d5ff3dd7181a1963b97b2c57602f8b8b07a060eb096fe5aee0f1f5b907ad4d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}