{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 54.201","heading":"CERTIFICATION PROHIBITED.","body":"The commission may not grant to a municipality a:\n(1) certificate of convenience and necessity;\n(2) certificate of operating authority; or\n(3) service provider certificate of operating 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 E. MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.54.htm#54.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"f7858dddd397b09429ff78bf7204d2808d14b75caefcebec80efb4a331d44377","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.159","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}