Sec. 181.902.  AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO PREVENT USE OR WASTE OF UTILITY COMMODITY OR SERVICE.  (a)  The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that prevents the free or unauthorized use or the waste of a commodity or service furnished by a utility that uses the streets and public grounds of the municipality.
(b)  In this section, "utility" has the meaning assigned to the term by Section 181.901.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.