Texas § UT.186.002 - POLICY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § UT.186.002 — POLICY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ UT.186.002. POLICY
POLICY. (a) Continuous service by a public utility is essential to the life, health, and safety of the public. A person's wilful interruption of that service is a public calamity that cannot be endured. (b) A public utility is dedicated to public service. The primary duty of a public utility, including its management and employees, is to maintain continuous and adequate service at all times to protect the safety and health of the public against the danger inherent in the interruption of service. (c) Each court and administrative agency of this state shall: (1) recognize the policy stated in this section; and (2) interpret and apply this subchapter in accordance with that policy. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section UT.186.002 ("POLICY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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