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Section 181.064. Hearing and Determination

TX Util § 181.064 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 181.064. HEARING AND DETERMINATION. (a) The governing body of a municipality or, for an unincorporated area, the commissioners court of the county, shall on its own motion or on application of at least 100 residents:

(1) hear evidence as the governing body or commissioners court considers necessary; and

(2) determine whether a connection between different lines or other arrangements for transfer of messages is:

(A) necessary for public convenience; and

(B) just to the telegraph companies.

(b) After conducting a hearing and making the determinations required by Subsection (a), the governing body or commissioners court shall issue an order that:

(1) includes the findings of the governing body or commissioners court;

(2) specifies the conditions under which the arrangements for transfer of messages will be made; and

(3) specifies the proportion of expense to be paid by the owner or operator of each line.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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