Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 24 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Subchapter B - RATES AND TARIFFS
Section 24.35 - Processing and Hearing Requirements for an Application to Change Rates
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Purpose. This section describes the requirements for the processing of applications to change rates filed by a Class A, B, or C utility, or a Class D utility filing under Texas Water Code (TWC) §13.1872(c)(2).
(b) Proceedings Under TWC §13.187. The following criteria apply to applications to change rates filed by Class A utilities under TWC §13.187.
(c) Proceedings Under TWC §13.1871. The following criteria apply to applications to change rates filed by a Class B, C, or D utility, using the procedures in TWC §13.1871.
(d) If, after hearing, the regulatory authority finds the rates currently being charged or those proposed to be charged are unreasonable or in violation of the law, the regulatory authority will determine the rates to be charged by the utility and will fix the rates by order served on the utility.
(e) The utility may begin charging the proposed rates on the proposed effective date, unless the proposed rate change is suspended by the commission under § 24.33 of this title (relating to Suspension of the Effective Date of Rates) or interim rates are set by the presiding officer under § 24.37 of this title (relating to Interim Rates). Rates charged under a proposed rate during the pendency of a proceeding are subject to refund to the extent the commission ultimately approves rates that are lower than the proposed rates.