Texas Water Code 13.189 – Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice as to Rates or Services
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 13.189
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
(c) For purposes of this section, a reduced rate authorized under § 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.