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P.U.C. v. COALITION OF CITIES FOR AFFORDABLE UTILITY RATES

Nos. 3-89-093-CV, 3-89-095-CV.

776 S.W.2d 224 (1989)

PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, Appellant, v. COALITION OF CITIES FOR AFFORDABLE UTILITY RATES, et al., Appellees. GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY, Appellant, v. COALITION OF CITIES FOR AFFORDABLE UTILITY RATES, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

August 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Susan D. Bergen, Karen Pettigrew, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, for Public Utility Com'n of Texas.

Jim Boyle, Law Offices of Jim Boyle, Austin, for Cities for Affordable Rates.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., W. Scott McCollough, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for the State.

Grace Casstevens, Butler & Casstevens, Austin, for Cities of Bridge City, et al.

Kenneth G. Hurwitz, Ritts, Brickfield & Kaufman, Washington, D.C., for North Star Steel of Texas.

John L. Laakso, Asst. Public Counsel, Austin, for Office of Public Utility Counsel.

Barry Bishop, Clark, Thomas, Winters & Newton, Austin, Gulf States Utilities Co.

Before SHANNON, C.J., and ABOUSSIE and SMITH, JJ.

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellees, Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility Rates and others, filed a declaratory judgment suit in the district court of Travis County pursuant to Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 37.001-37.011 (1986 & Supp.1989). By their suit, appellees sought a declaration that appellant Public Utility Commission of Texas had no authority to entertain a hearing concerning the prudence vel non of appellant Gulf States Utilities...

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