Sec. 181.008.  AUTHORITY RELATING TO TRANSPORT OR SALE.  (a)  A gas or electric corporation has the power to generate, make, manufacture, transport, and sell gas, electric current, and power to an individual, the public, or a municipality for any purpose.
(b)  A gas or electric corporation may:
(1)  impose reasonable charges for an action taken under Subsection (a);  and
(2)  construct, maintain, and operate power plants and substations and any machinery, apparatus, pipe, pole, wire, device, or arrangements as necessary to operate its lines in this state.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.