RESTRAINING ORDER.
Tex. UTIL Code § 186.005.
in effect(a) A district court shall immediately inquire into the matter if a public utility presents a verified petition to the court:
(1) alleging that in the judicial district of the court a person is violating or threatening to violate Section 186.004 and that the violation or threatened violation will interfere with the maintenance of adequate water, electric, or gas service; and
(2) describing the acts committed in violation of Section 186.004 , or the threatened acts that, if committed, will violate Section 186.004 .
(b) If it appears that there is a violation or threatened violation of Section 186.004 , the court shall immediately issue an order restraining the person, the person's agent, and any other person acting with them from committing an act prohibited by that section.
(c) A restraining order issued under this section is effective when the petitioner files with the clerk of the court a good and sufficient bond in an amount set by the court to cover court costs that may reasonably accrue in connection with the case. A judgment rendered in the case may not be superseded pending appeal.
(d) Venue for a suit under this section is in any judicial district in which the violation or threat to violate occurs.