{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.142","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 13.142","heading":"TIME OF PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILLS BY STATE.","body":"(a) In this section, \"utility\" includes a municipally owned utility.\n(b) The utility commission shall adopt rules concerning payment of utility bills that are consistent with Chapter 2251, Government Code.\n(c) This Act does not prohibit a utility from entering into an agreement with the state or a state agency to establish a levelized or average monthly service billing plan. The agreement must require reconciliation of the levelized or equalized bills quarterly.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 660, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(7), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.31, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE B. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER E. RECORDS, REPORTS, INSPECTIONS, RATES, AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.13.htm#13.142","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"694e463adfdb9672478b8e4ba831b522ac55e49bda6f7a433dcf9845cea9ca40","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.141","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}