# Tex. Utilities Code § 104.001: AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cut_C104_S104.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Utilities Code § 104.001
- **Heading:** AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.001

## Text

(a) The railroad commission is vested with all the authority and power of this state to ensure compliance with the obligations of gas utilities in this subtitle.

(b) The regulatory authority may establish and regulate rates of a gas utility and may adopt rules for determining:

(1) the classification of customers and services; and

(2) the applicability of rates.

(c) A rule or order of the regulatory authority may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Utilities Code § 104.001 § 104.001. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cut_C104_S104.001.md)
- [Tex. Utilities Code § 104.002 § 104.002. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBTITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cut_C104_S104.002.md)
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- [Tex. Utilities Code § 104.005 § 104.005. EQUALITY OF RATES AND SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cut_C104_S104.005.md)
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- [Tex. Utilities Code § 104.054 § 104.054. DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, AND DEPLETION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cut_C104_S104.054.md)
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