Texas Administrative Code

(a) Applications to obtain or amend a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) shall include the following mapping information: (1) a general location map identifying the requested area in reference to the nearest county boundary, city, or town; (2) a detailed map identifyi…

(a) Applicability. This section applies to a requested area that also meets the following criteria: (1) the requested area has been incorporated or annexed by a municipality; (2) a retail public utility provides service to the requested area under a certificate of convenience and…

(a) The petitioner must file a written petition with the commission. The petitioner must serve a copy of the petition on the party against whom the petitioner seeks relief and other appropriate parties. (b) The petition must clearly state the statutory authority which the petitio…

(a) When a petition or appeal is filed, the commission shall determine within 30 days of the filing of the petition or appeal whether the petition contains all of the information required by this subchapter. For purposes of this section only, the initial review of probable ground…

(a) If the commission forwards a petition to the State Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to § 24.307 (a) and (b) of this title (relating to Commission's Review of Petition or Appeal), the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct an evidentiary hearing on pub…

(a) The commission has jurisdiction over affiliated interests having transactions with utilities under the jurisdiction of the commission to the extent of access to all accounts and records of those affiliated interests relating to such transactions, including, but not limited to…

(a) The commission shall determine the protested rate adversely affects the public interest if after the evidentiary hearing on public interest the commission concludes at least one of the following public interest criteria have been violated: (1) the protested rate impairs the s…

(a) The commission shall follow the mandates of the TWC, Chapters 12 and 13, to calculate the annual cost of service. The commission shall rely on any reasonable methodologies set by contract which identify costs of providing service and/or allocate such costs in calculating the …

The petitioner shall have the burden of proof in the evidentiary proceedings to determine if the protested rate is adverse to the public interest. The seller of water or sewer service (whether the petitioner or not) shall have the burden of proof in evidentiary proceedings on det…

(a) If the commission finds the protested rate adversely affects the public interest and sets rates on a cost of service basis, then the commission shall add the following provisions to its order: (1) If the purchaser files a new petition or appeal, and the commission forwards th…

(a) For purposes of comparing the rates charged in Texas by providers of water or sewer service for resale, the commission may require each provider of water or sewer service for resale to report the retail and wholesale rates it charges to purchasers. (b) Within 30 days after re…

All documents to be considered by the commission under this chapter are subject to Chapter 22 of this title (relating to Procedural Rules). Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 24.5 The provisions of this §24.5 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 5903

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Nonsubmetered master metered utility service--Potable water service that is master metered but not submetered and wastewater service that…

(a) All applications shall be signed by a corporate officer, partner, proprietor, their attorney-at-law, or the principal executive officer or ranking elected official of a governmental entity, or other person having representative capacity to transact business on behalf of the r…

(a) Purpose and application. This section establishes alternative ratemaking methodologies for utilities that provide water or sewer service. The commission may prescribe modified rate filing packages for these alternative ratemaking methodologies. (b) Multi-step rates. Multi-ste…

(a) Any application under chapter 24, except as otherwise noted by this chapter, shall be reviewed for administrative completeness within 30 calendar days from the date the application is file stamped by the commission's Central Records office. If the applicant is required to iss…

If a court of competent jurisdiction holds that any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with any statutes of this state, is unconstitutional, or is invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 24.4 The …

A discount health care program operator shall: (1) comply with all applicable statutes of the State of Texas and with all applicable department rules, including Chapter 1, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Effect of Criminal Conduct); Chapter 19, Subchapter Q of this title …

In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings assigned by the Insurance Code, § 562.002 and § 7001.001 : (1) Discount health care program; (2) Discount health care program operator; (3) Member; and (4) Provider. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 24.2 The provisions of this §24…

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the Insurance Code, Chapters 562, 7001, and 7002 by establishing the principles of conduct applicable to a discount health care program operator in its business activities. (b) A discount health care program operator, including the …

(a) The 2011 Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Revision 2, was prepared by the Texas Department of Transportation to govern standards and specifications for all traffic control devices to be erected and maintained upon any street, highway, bikeway, public facility,…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) Construction or extension--Does not include the purchase or condemnation of real property for use as facility sites or right-of-way. …

(a) Applicability. (1) This section contains the certification and reporting requirements applicable to a retail electric provider (REP). (A) A person must obtain a REP certificate under this section before purchasing, taking title to, or reselling electricity to provide retail e…

(a) Beginning on the first day of the 2011-2012 school year and thereafter: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a member must work in a TRS eligible position and be paid or receive paid leave from a TRS eligible position at least 90 days during the school …

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to ensure that: (1) electric utilities administer energy efficiency incentive programs in a market-neutral, nondiscriminatory manner and do not offer competitive services, except as permitted in § 25.343 of this title (relating to Compe…

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(a) The contributions required from a member to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas are generally based upon the member's annual compensation. Benefits paid by the retirement system are also generally based in whole or in part upon the annual compensation credited to a member …

(a) Components of cost of service. Except as provided for in subsection (c)(2) of this section, relating to invested capital; rate base, and §23.23(b) of this title, (relating to Rate Design), rates are to be based upon an electric utility's cost of rendering service to the publi…

(a) Purpose. The commission will set an electric utility's rates at a level that will permit the electric utility a reasonable opportunity to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital and to recover its reasonable and necessary expenses, including the cost of fuel and purc…

(a) Eligible fuel expenses. Eligible fuel expenses include expenses properly recorded in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Uniform System of Accounts, numbers 501, 502, 503, 509, 518, 536, 547, and 555, as modified in this subsection, as of April 1, 2013, and the items spe…

(a) Use and calculation of fuel factors. An electric utility's fuel costs will be recovered from the electric utility's customers by the use of a fuel factor that will be charged for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumed by the customer. (1) An electric utility may determine its fuel…

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(a) Applicability. This section contains a customer's entitlement to reasonable access to a retail electric provider's (REP) or aggregator's representatives and identifies a customer's ability make a complaint against a REP or aggregator. REPs and aggregators are subject to proce…

In this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) Above-market purchased power costs--Wholesale demand and energy costs that a utility is obligated to pay under an existing purchased power contract to the extent the costs are greater tha…

(a) Application. This section applies to all generation entities in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). This section defines the term "market power," as that term is used in § 25.503 of this title (relating to Oversight of Wholesale Market Participants). (b) Defini…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) Application. This section applies to an electric utility, transmission and distribution utility, power generation company (PGC), municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, and retail electric provider (REP), and to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). (b) …

(a) Applicability. This section establishes the requirements for a transmission and distribution utility (TDU) to lease, operate, and recover costs associated with a temporary emergency electric energy facility (TEEEF). This section applies to a TDU that operates facilities in th…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…