Section 56.213 - Preferred Provider(a) A provider who is designated to serve petitioning premises located within an uncertificated area under this subchapter is the preferred provider for any permanent residential or business premises in reasonable proximity to those petitioning premises for later petitions filed under Section 56.212.(b) A preferred designated provider is entitled to an opportunity for a hearing under Section 56.205 on a petition filed under Section 56.203.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.