Sec. 14.204.  INSPECTION.  (a)  A regulatory authority and, to the extent authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agent, or employee, may:
(1)  inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other business records of a public utility within its jurisdiction;  and
(2)  inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of a public utility within its jurisdiction.
(b)  An action under this section must be conducted at a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.