Sec. 103.002.  FRANCHISES.  (a)  This subtitle does not restrict the rights and powers of a municipality to grant or refuse a franchise to use the streets and alleys in the municipality or to make a statutory charge for that use.
(b)  A municipality that performs a regulatory function under this subtitle may make each charge that is authorized by:
(1)  this subtitle;  or
(2)  the applicable franchise agreement.
(c)  A franchise agreement may not limit or interfere with a power conferred on the railroad commission by this subtitle.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.