ATMOS ENERGY CORP. v. CITIES OF ALLEN

No. 10-0375.

353 S.W.3d 156 (2011)

ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation, and Texas Gas Service Company, Petitioners, v. The CITIES OF ALLEN, et al., and Railroad Commission of Texas, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

November 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Caruthers Parsley , Ann Marie Coffin , Catherine Welbes Norman , Parsley Coffin Renner LLP, James W. Checkley Jr. , Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, Austin, TX, John Kenneth Arnold , Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, Houston, TX, David C. Duggins , Marine Ann McCormick , Patrick Joseph Pearsall , Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP, Georgia Crump , Geoffrey M. Gay , Jose E. De La Fuente , Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., Austin, TX, for Petitioners.

James G. Boyle , Alfred R. Herrera , Herrera & Boyle, PLLC, Daniel Joseph Lawton , The Lawton Law Firm, Priscilla M. Hubenak , Office of the Attorney General of Texas Environmental Protection & Admin Law, Greg W. Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Daniel T. Hodge , Asst. Attorney General, Barbara Bryant Deane , Asst. Attorney General, William (Bill) J. Cobb III , David Preister , Attorney General's Office, Austin TX, for Respondents.


Justice WAINWRIGHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 2003, the Texas Legislature amended the Gas Utility Regulatory Act (GURA) to allow gas utilities (Utilities) an opportunity to recover capital investments in Texas' gas pipeline infrastructure made during the interim period between rate cases filed pursuant to Chapter 104, Subchapter C, of the Utilities Code. Act of May 16, 2003, 78th Leg., R.S., ch. 938, § 1, 2003 Tex. Gen. Laws 2801 (codified as TEX...

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