If You Are a Member of the Public Utilities Commission,how

question 92

Multiple Choice

If you are a member of the Public Utilities Commission,how did you obtain your office?

• A)Election by a state-wide vote
• B)Appointment by the governor
• C)Appointment by the Texas Supreme Court (because the PUC is a quasi-judicial entity)
• D)Nomination by the Texas House with approval by the Texas Senate
• E)Appointment by a non-partisan board created by the legislature in 1995

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