Tex. Government Code § 552.1331
EXCEPTION: CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OPERATED UTILITY CUSTOMER INFORMATION
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- Tex. Government Code § 552.1331, EXCEPTION: CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OPERATED UTILITY CUSTOMER INFORMATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657167
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(a) In this section:
(1) "Advanced metering system" means a utility metering system that collects data at regular intervals through the use of an automated wireless or radio network.
(2) "Government-operated utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 182.051, Utilities Code.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section and Section 182.052, Utilities Code, information maintained by a government-operated utility is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information that:
(1) is collected as part of an advanced metering system for usage, services, and billing, including amounts billed or collected for utility usage; or
(2) reveals whether:
(A) an account is delinquent or eligible for disconnection; or
(B) services have been discontinued by the government-operated utility.
(c) A government-operated utility must disclose information described by Subsection (b)(1) to a customer of the utility or a representative of the customer if the information directly relates to utility services provided to the customer and is not confidential under law.