Texas Utilities Code 182.054 – Exceptions
Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 182.054
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
This subchapter does not prohibit a government-operated utility from disclosing personal information in a customer’s account record to:
(1) an official or employee of the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States acting in an official capacity;
(2) an employee of a utility acting in connection with the employee’s duties;
(3) a consumer reporting agency;
(4) a contractor or subcontractor approved by and providing services to the utility, the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the United States;
(5) a person for whom the customer has contractually waived confidentiality for personal information;
(6) another entity that provides water, wastewater, sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service for compensation;
(7) another entity as necessary to facilitate the transition of customers among retail electric providers under § 40.053 or to comply with rules, guidelines, and procedures established by an independent organization certified under § 39.151; or
(8) a retail electric provider, as defined by § 31.002(17).