Sec. 37.152.  GROUNDS FOR REDUCTION OF SERVICE.  (a)  Unless the commission issues a certificate that the present and future convenience and necessity will not be adversely affected, a certificate holder may not discontinue, reduce, or impair service to any part of the holder's certificated service area except for:
(1)  nonpayment of charges;
(2)  nonuse;  or
(3)  another similar reason that occurs in the usual course of business.
(b)  A discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service must be in compliance with and subject to any condition or restriction the commission prescribes.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.