In re SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, L.P., Relator.
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Argued January 24, 2007.
Decided August 31, 2007.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Philip J. John Jr., Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston, TX, Shira R. Yoshor, Baker & Botts, Dallas, TX, Mitchell C. Chaney, Rodriguez Colvin & Chaney, Brownsville, TX, Maureen Flaherty McNiece, Southwestern Bell Telephone L.P., San Antonio, TX, Mike A. Hatchell, Charles R. Watson Jr., Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP, Thomas R. Phillips, Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, TX, Neil E. Norquest, Rodriguez, Colvin, Chaney & Saenz, L.L.P., Edinburg, TX, Chris A. Brisack, Norquest & Brisack, L.L.P., McAllen, TX, for Relator.
Ramon Garcia, Law Offices of Ramon Garcia, P.C., Edinburg, TX, Joseph Michael Gourrier, The Gourrier Law Firm, Houston, TX, John R. Griffith, Roy Jesse Elizondo III, Griffith & Garza, LLP, McAllen, TX, for Real Party in Interest.
Don R. Richards, Richards & Elder L.L.P., Lubbock, TX, Brook Bennett Brown, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P., Elizabeth R.B. Sterling, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this original proceeding, we must decide whether the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has exclusive jurisdiction over claims that Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT)1 improperly collected the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF) surcharge from customers. We conclude that the PUC has exclusive jurisdiction and conditionally grant relief.
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