Sec. 181.065.  PENALTY.  (a)  A telegraph company shall comply with an order of a municipality's governing body or a commissioners court requiring the company to arrange for transfer of messages.
(b)  A telegraph company that fails to comply with an order is subject to a penalty of $10 for each day of noncompliance, payable to the state.  The county or district attorney may bring suit to recover the penalty.
(c)  A penalty may not be imposed against a telegraph company for noncompliance with an order if:
(1)  the company is prevented from making a connection through the fault or omission of another company;  and
(2)  the fault or omission causes the company's failure to connect.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.