Sec. 552.1331.  EXCEPTION: CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OPERATED UTILITY CUSTOMER INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Advanced metering system" means a utility metering system that collects data at regular intervals through the use of an automated wireless or radio network.
(2)  "Government-operated utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 182.051, Utilities Code.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section and Section 182.052, Utilities Code, information maintained by a government-operated utility is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information that:
(1)  is collected as part of an advanced metering system for usage, services, and billing, including amounts billed or collected for utility usage; or
(2)  reveals whether:
(A)  an account is delinquent or eligible for disconnection; or
(B)  services have been discontinued by the government-operated utility.
(c)  A government-operated utility must disclose information described by Subsection (b)(1) to a customer of the utility or a representative of the customer if the information directly relates to utility services provided to the customer and is not confidential under law.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1025 (H.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.