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


Answer: B

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