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Bandera council unanimously approves resolution to join protest of Atmos Energy Mid‑Tex Division rate increase
Summary
The City of Bandera approved a resolution authorizing the municipality’s attorney to join other local entities in protesting Atmos Energy Mid‑Tex Division's requested rate increase; councilors clarified filing deadlines and acknowledged the protest does not guarantee rates will not rise.
The City of Bandera City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution directing municipal counsel to join a protest of a rate increase petition filed by Atmos Energy Mid‑Tex Division.
City staff told the council the company filed the rate increase application on Dec. 16, 2024, and that an attorney assigned to represent municipalities would submit a protest. Staff cautioned the protest does not guarantee the company’s proposed rates will be denied; it records the city’s opposition alongside other municipalities.
Council members discussed conflicting deadline dates printed in the packet (several references to Jan. 20) and confirmed the deadline for submission had been extended to Jan. 31. After clarifying timing and the role of the assigned municipal attorney, the council voted to approve the protest resolution. The transcript indicates the motion passed unanimously; the council recorded all members voting in favor.
Council members noted that several other municipalities had passed similar resolutions in past years. The council did not debate the technical merits of Atmos’s filing at length in the excerpt provided; the action taken was to join the coordinated municipal protest.
