{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-59.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 59.053","heading":"WAIVER OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) For an electing company that serves fewer than one million lines, the commission may waive a requirement prescribed by Section 59.052 if the company demonstrates that the investment is not viable economically.\n(b) Before granting a waiver under Subsection (a), the commission must consider the public benefits that would result from compliance with the requirement.\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 59. INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN","SUBCHAPTER C. INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITMENT AND GOALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.59.htm#59.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"8575318031b044269c20194b0d56a0aae0eb56541edd2abacc388357ec0b8140","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-59.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-59.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}