{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-58.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 58.253","heading":"PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.","body":"(a) On customer request, an electing company shall provide private network services to:\n(1) an educational institution;\n(2) a library as defined in Section 57.021;\n(3) a nonprofit telemedicine center;\n(4) a public or not-for-profit hospital;\n(5) a legally constituted consortium or group of entities listed in this subsection; or\n(6) a health center.\n(b) Except as provided by Section 58.266, the electing company shall provide the private network services for the private and sole use of the receiving entity.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1220, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1255, Sec. 16, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1350, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (H.B. 735), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2008.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 773), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 58. INCENTIVE REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G. INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITMENT TO CERTAIN ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.58.htm#58.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"915d3ad4b7e8c60193460729b8af4ee6667e5263575d65358f26a69ecbb6a326","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-58.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-58.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}