Sec. 5.271.  CREATION AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.  The office of public interest counsel is created to ensure that the commission promotes the public's interest.  The primary duty of the office is to represent the public interest as a party to matters before the commission.
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2011.