{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 54.254","heading":"REQUIRED REFUSAL OF SERVICE.","body":"A holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority shall refuse to serve a customer in the holder's certificated area if the holder is prohibited from providing the service under Section 212.012, 232.029, or 232.0291, Local Government Code.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 708 (S.B. 425), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 54. CERTIFICATES","SUBCHAPTER F. REGULATION OF SERVICES, AREAS, AND FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.54.htm#54.254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"ebf203be2524ec1cc24109f6dc08487a7c691f4a64091ad91e1ee465983b2bff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.253","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-54.255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}