DEFINITIONS — Texas Code § CV.2
Texas Code § CV.2 — DEFINITIONS. Reproduced from the official The Texas Constitution, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ CV.2. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. When used in this Act, the term "public utility" or "utility" shall mean and include the following: (a) Any private corporation doing business in Texas, and having the right of eminent domain, and engaged in the business of generating, transmitting or distributing electric energy to the public; or (b) Any private corporation doing business in Texas, and having the right of eminent domain, and engaged in the business of producing, transmitting, or distributing natural or artificial gas to the public; or (c) Any private corporation doing business in Texas, and having the right of eminent domain, and engaged in the business of furnishing water to the public; or (d) Any state agency, authority, subdivision or municipality engaged in the business of furnishing any of the above described services to the public. Secs. 3, 4. Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Citation: The Texas Constitution § CV.2
- Jurisdiction: Texas
- Code: The Texas Constitution
- Subject: DEFINITIONS
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