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Texas Water Code § 13.189

Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice as to Rates or Services

Water Rates and Services · Proceedings Before Regulatory Authority

(a) A water and sewer utility as to rates or services may not make or grant any unreasonable preference or advantage to any corporation or person within any classification or subject any corporation or person within any classification to any unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.

(b) A utility may not establish and maintain any unreasonable differences as to rates of service either as between localities or as between classes of service.

(c) For purposes of this section, a reduced rate authorized under Section 13.182(b-1) does not:

(1) make or grant an unreasonable preference or advantage to any corporation or person;

(2) subject a corporation or person to an unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage; or

(3) constitute an unreasonable difference as to rates of service between classes of service.

Official text of the Texas Water Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 129 (H.B. 1083), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

This section refers to

§ 13.182