Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 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.Tex. Util. Code § 181.064
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.