Texas Utilities Code - UTIL § 53.352. Partial Deregulation by Ballot

(a) An incumbent local exchange company that is a cooperative corporation may vote to partially deregulate the cooperative by sending a ballot to each cooperative member.  The incumbent local exchange company may include the ballot in a bill or send the ballot separately.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  “Authorizing the partial deregulation of the (name of the cooperative).”

(b) The cooperative is partially deregulated if a majority of the ballots returned to the cooperative not later than the 45th day after the date the ballots are mailed favor deregulation.