Texas § 55.023 OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA SERVICE.

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§ 55.023 — OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA SERVICE.

Texas § 55.023

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Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 55.023 (2026).

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Sec. 55.023. OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA SERVICE.

(a)The commission may order optional extended area service in a specified calling area if:

(1)each affected company and the representatives of at least one political subdivision in the proposed calling area agree to the service; and

(2)the proposed common calling area has a single, continuous boundary.

(b)The commission may not adopt rules that diminish in any manner the ability of an affected company or a political subdivision to enter into joint agreements for optional extended area service under this section.

(c)In this section, "political subdivision" means:

(1)a county;

(2)a municipality; or

(3)an unincorporated town or village that has 275 or more access lines.

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Sec. 55.023. OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA SERVICE. (a) The commission may order optional extended area service in a specified calling area if:
(1) each affected company and the representatives of at least one political subdivision in the proposed calling area agree to the service; and
(2) the proposed common calling area has a single, continuous boundary.
(b) The commission may not adopt rules that diminish in any manner the ability of an affected company or a political subdivision to enter into joint agreements for optional extended area service under this section.
(c) In this section, "political subdivision" means:
(1) a county;
(2) a municipality; or
(3) an unincorporated town or village that has 275 or more access lines.