Sec. 55.002.  COMMISSION AUTHORITY CONCERNING STANDARDS.  The commission, on its own motion or on complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may:
(1)  adopt just and reasonable standards, classifications, rules, or practices a public utility must follow in furnishing a service;
(2)  adopt adequate and reasonable standards for measuring a condition, including quantity and quality, relating to the furnishing of a service;
(3)  adopt reasonable rules for examining, testing, and measuring a service;  and
(4)  adopt or approve reasonable rules, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a service.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.