Section 51.007 - Municipal Standing in Certain Cases(a) A municipality has standing in each case before the commission that relates to a utility providing service in the municipality.(b) A municipality's standing is subject to the right of the commission to:(1) determine standing in a case involving a retail service area dispute that involves two or more utilities; and(2) consolidate municipalities on an issue of common interest. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.