Authorization To Establish and Regulate Rates

Sec. 53.001. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, the commission may establish and regulate rates of a public utility and may adopt rules for determining: (1) the classification of customers and services; and (2) the applicability of rates. (b) A rule or order of the commission may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.