Texas Statutes
Business and Commerce Code
Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices

Section 15.51. Procedures and Remedies in Actions to Enforce Covenants Not to Compete - Sec. 15.51. PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES IN ACTIONS TO ENFORCE COVENANTS...

Section 15.52. Preemption of Other Law - Sec. 15.52. PREEMPTION OF OTHER LAW. The criteria for enforceability...

Chapter 16 - Trademarks

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 16.001. Definitions - Sec. 16.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Applicant" means a...

Section 16.002. Inapplicability of Chapter - Sec. 16.002. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...

Section 16.003. When Mark Considered to Be in Use - Sec. 16.003. WHEN MARK CONSIDERED TO BE IN USE. (a)...

Section 16.004. When Mark Considered to Be Abandoned - Sec. 16.004. WHEN MARK CONSIDERED TO BE ABANDONED. (a) A...

Subchapter B. Registration of Mark

Section 16.051. Registrable Marks - Sec. 16.051. REGISTRABLE MARKS. (a) A mark that distinguishes an...

Section 16.052. Application for Registration - Sec. 16.052. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. (a) Subject to the limitations...

Section 16.053. Filing of Application; Examination - Sec. 16.053. FILING OF APPLICATION; EXAMINATION. (a) On the filing...

Section 16.054. Amendment to Application - Sec. 16.054. AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION. (a) In response to the...

Section 16.055. Disclaimer of Unregistrable Component - Sec. 16.055. DISCLAIMER OF UNREGISTRABLE COMPONENT. (a) The secretary of...

Section 16.056. Concurrent Applications for Same or Similar Mark - Sec. 16.056. CONCURRENT APPLICATIONS FOR SAME OR SIMILAR MARK. (a)...

Section 16.057. Denial of Registration; Notice - Sec. 16.057. DENIAL OF REGISTRATION; NOTICE. (a) If the secretary...

Section 16.058. Certificate of Registration - Sec. 16.058. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. (a) If the application complies...

Section 16.059. Term and Renewal of Registration - Sec. 16.059. TERM AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION. (a) The registration...

Section 16.060. Record and Proof of Registration - Sec. 16.060. RECORD AND PROOF OF REGISTRATION. (a) The secretary...

Section 16.061. Assignment of Mark and Registration - Sec. 16.061. ASSIGNMENT OF MARK AND REGISTRATION. (a) A mark...

Section 16.062. Recording of Other Instruments - Sec. 16.062. RECORDING OF OTHER INSTRUMENTS. (a) A certificate of...

Section 16.063. Change of Registrant's Name - Sec. 16.063. CHANGE OF REGISTRANT'S NAME. If a registrant's name...

Section 16.064. Cancellation of Registration - Sec. 16.064. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION. (a) The secretary of state...

Section 16.065. Classification of Goods and Services - Sec. 16.065. CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES. (a) The secretary...

Section 16.066. Fees - Sec. 16.066. FEES. (a) The secretary of state by rule...

Subchapter C. Enforcement

Section 16.101. Fraudulent Registration - Sec. 16.101. FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION. A person who procures for the...

Section 16.102. Infringement of Registered Mark - Sec. 16.102. INFRINGEMENT OF REGISTERED MARK. (a) Subject to Section...

Section 16.103. Injury to Business Reputation; Dilution - Sec. 16.103. INJURY TO BUSINESS REPUTATION; DILUTION. (a) Subject to...

Section 16.104. Remedies - Sec. 16.104. REMEDIES. (a) An owner of a mark registered...

Section 16.105. Olympic Symbols - Sec. 16.105. OLYMPIC SYMBOLS. (a) Without the permission of the...

Section 16.106. Forum for Actions Regarding Registration; Service on Out-of-State Registrants - Sec. 16.106. FORUM FOR ACTIONS REGARDING REGISTRATION; SERVICE ON OUT-OF-STATE...

Section 16.107. Common Law Rights Not Affected - Sec. 16.107. COMMON LAW RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED. No registration under...

Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 17.01. Definitions - Sec. 17.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, unless the context requires...

Subchapter B. Deceptive Advertising, Packing, Selling, and Exporting

Section 17.08. Private Use of State Seal - Sec. 17.08. PRIVATE USE OF STATE SEAL. (a) In this...

Section 17.11. Deceptive Wholesale and Going-Out-of-Business Advertising - Sec. 17.11. DECEPTIVE WHOLESALE AND GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS ADVERTISING. (a) In Subsection...

Section 17.12. Deceptive Advertising - Sec. 17.12. DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING. (a) No person may disseminate a...

Subchapter D. Counterfeiting or Changing a Required Mark; Misuse of Container Bearing Mark

Section 17.29. Misusing Container; Evidence of Misuse and Container's Ownership - Sec. 17.29. MISUSING CONTAINER; EVIDENCE OF MISUSE AND CONTAINER'S OWNERSHIP....

Section 17.30. Misusing Dairy Container Bearing Proprietary Mark - Sec. 17.30. MISUSING DAIRY CONTAINER BEARING PROPRIETARY MARK. (a) In...

Section 17.31. Identification, Possession, and Use of Certain Containers - Sec. 17.31. IDENTIFICATION, POSSESSION, AND USE OF CERTAIN CONTAINERS. (a)...

Subchapter E. Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection

Section 17.41. Short Title - Sec. 17.41. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 17.42. Waivers: Public Policy - Sec. 17.42. WAIVERS: PUBLIC POLICY. (a) Any waiver by a...

Section 17.43. Cumulative Remedies - Sec. 17.43. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The provisions of this subchapter are...

Section 17.44. Construction and Application - Sec. 17.44. CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION. (a) This subchapter shall be...

Section 17.45. Definitions - Sec. 17.45. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Goods"...

Section 17.46. Deceptive Trade Practices Unlawful - Sec. 17.46. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES UNLAWFUL. (a) False, misleading, or...

Section 17.461. Pyramid Promotional Scheme - Sec. 17.461. PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 17.462. Listing of Business Location of Certain Businesses - Sec. 17.462. LISTING OF BUSINESS LOCATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES. (a)...

Section 17.4625. Price Gouging During Declared Disaster - Sec. 17.4625. PRICE GOUGING DURING DECLARED DISASTER. (a) In this...

Section 17.463. Production, Sale, Distribution, or Promotion of Certain Synthetic Substances - Sec. 17.463. PRODUCTION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN SYNTHETIC...

Section 17.464. Unconscionable Price for Care at Emergency Facility - Sec. 17.464. UNCONSCIONABLE PRICE FOR CARE AT EMERGENCY FACILITY. (a)...

Section 17.47. Restraining Orders - Sec. 17.47. RESTRAINING ORDERS. (a) Whenever the consumer protection division...

Section 17.48. Duty of District and County Attorney - Sec. 17.48. DUTY OF DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTORNEY. (a) It...

Section 17.49. Exemptions - Sec. 17.49. EXEMPTIONS. (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall apply...

Section 17.50. Relief for Consumers - Sec. 17.50. RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS. (a) A consumer may maintain...

Section 17.501. Consumer Protection Division Participation in Class Action - Sec. 17.501. CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION PARTICIPATION IN CLASS ACTION. (a)...

Section 17.505. Notice; Inspection - Sec. 17.505. NOTICE; INSPECTION. (a) As a prerequisite to filing...

Section 17.5051. Mediation - Sec. 17.5051. MEDIATION. (a) A party may, not later than...

Section 17.5052. Offers of Settlement - Sec. 17.5052. OFFERS OF SETTLEMENT. (a) A person who receives...

Section 17.506. Damages: Defenses - Sec. 17.506. DAMAGES: DEFENSES. (a) In an action brought under...

Section 17.55. Promotional Material - Sec. 17.55. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL. If damages or civil penalties are...

Section 17.555. Indemnity - Sec. 17.555. INDEMNITY. A person against whom an action has...

Section 17.56. Venue - Text of section as amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg.,...

Section 17.565. Limitation - Sec. 17.565. LIMITATION. All actions brought under this subchapter must...

Section 17.57. Subpoenas - Sec. 17.57. SUBPOENAS. The clerk of a district court at...

Section 17.58. Voluntary Compliance - Sec. 17.58. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. (a) In the administration of this...

Section 17.59. Post Judgment Relief - Sec. 17.59. POST JUDGMENT RELIEF. (a) If a money judgment...

Section 17.60. Reports and Examinations - Sec. 17.60. REPORTS AND EXAMINATIONS. Whenever the consumer protection division...

Section 17.61. Civil Investigative Demand - Sec. 17.61. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND. (a) Whenever the consumer protection...

Section 17.62. Penalties - Sec. 17.62. PENALTIES. (a) Any person who, with intent to...

Subchapter F. Going Out of Business Sales

Section 17.81. Definition - Sec. 17.81. DEFINITION. In this chapter "going out of business...

Section 17.82. Prohibited Conduct - Sec. 17.82. PROHIBITED CONDUCT. (a) A person may not conduct...

Section 17.83. Original Inventory - Sec. 17.83. ORIGINAL INVENTORY. (a) To conduct a going out...

Section 17.835. Notice of Filing of Original Inventory - Sec. 17.835. NOTICE OF FILING OF ORIGINAL INVENTORY. Not later...

Section 17.84. Permit - Sec. 17.84. PERMIT. (a) After receiving an original inventory, the...

Section 17.85. Deadline for Orders - Sec. 17.85. DEADLINE FOR ORDERS. A person may not sell...

Section 17.86. Sale Inventory - Sec. 17.86. SALE INVENTORY. Before the end of each 30-day...

Section 17.87. Final Inventory - Sec. 17.87. FINAL INVENTORY. Within 30 days after the day...

Section 17.88. Disposition of Sale Items - Sec. 17.88. DISPOSITION OF SALE ITEMS. After a permit expires,...

Section 17.89. Later Sales - Sec. 17.89. LATER SALES. A person may not conduct a...

Section 17.90. Form of Inventory - Sec. 17.90. FORM OF INVENTORY. An inventory filed under this...

Section 17.91. Exceptions - Sec. 17.91. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 17.92. Penalty - Sec. 17.92. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 17.93. Injunction - Sec. 17.93. INJUNCTION. The attorney general may bring an action...

Subchapter G. Labeling, Advertising, and Sale of Kosher Foods

Section 17.821. Definitions - Sec. 17.821. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Kosher food" means...

Section 17.822. Meat Labeling - Sec. 17.822. MEAT LABELING. (a) If a person sells both...

Section 17.823. Sale of Nonkosher Food - Sec. 17.823. SALE OF NONKOSHER FOOD. A person commits an...

Section 17.824. Exception - Sec. 17.824. EXCEPTION. It is an exception to the application...

Section 17.825. Civil Remedy - Sec. 17.825. CIVIL REMEDY. A consumer aggrieved by a violation...

Section 17.826. Penalty - Sec. 17.826. PENALTY. An offense under this chapter is punishable...

Subchapter H. Sale of Indian Articles

Section 17.851. Definitions - Sec. 17.851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "American Indian" or...

Section 17.852. Inquiry as to Producer - Sec. 17.852. INQUIRY AS TO PRODUCER. (a) Each person selling...

Section 17.853. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 17.853. UNLAWFUL ACTS. A person may not: (1) sell...

Section 17.854. Penalty - Sec. 17.854. PENALTY. A person who violates this subchapter commits...

Subchapter I. Labeling, Advertising, and Sale of Halal Foods

Section 17.881. Definitions - Sec. 17.881. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Halal," as applied...

Section 17.882. Meat Labeling - Sec. 17.882. MEAT LABELING. (a) If a person sells both...

Section 17.883. Sale of Nonhalal Food - Sec. 17.883. SALE OF NONHALAL FOOD. A person commits an...

Section 17.884. Civil Remedy - Sec. 17.884. CIVIL REMEDY. A consumer aggrieved by a violation...

Section 17.885. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 17.885. CRIMINAL PENALTY. An offense under this subchapter is...

Subchapter J. Protection From Misleading or Deceptive Live Musical Performances

Section 17.901. Definitions - Sec. 17.901. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Performing musical group"...

Section 17.902. Unauthorized Advertisement, Promotion, or Conduction of Certain Live Musical Performances - Sec. 17.902. UNAUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT, PROMOTION, OR CONDUCTION OF CERTAIN LIVE...

Section 17.903. Injunction; Restitution - Sec. 17.903. INJUNCTION; RESTITUTION. (a) If the attorney general has...

Section 17.904. Civil Penalty - Sec. 17.904. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...

Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations

Section 17.921. Definitions - Sec. 17.921. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Charitable organization" means...

Section 17.922. Required Disclosure for Collections Through Public Receptacle - Sec. 17.922. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE FOR COLLECTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC RECEPTACLE. (a)...

Section 17.923. Required Disclosures for Telephone or Door-to-Door Solicitations - Sec. 17.923. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR TELEPHONE OR DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITATIONS. (a)...

Section 17.924. Required Disclosures for Mail Solicitations - Sec. 17.924. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR MAIL SOLICITATIONS. (a) A for-profit...

Section 17.925. Local Ordinance or Regulation - Sec. 17.925. LOCAL ORDINANCE OR REGULATION. Nothing in this subchapter...

Section 17.926. Civil Penalty - Sec. 17.926. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Subchapter L. Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement

Section 17.951. Definition - Sec. 17.951. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "end user" means a...

Section 17.952. Bad Faith Claim of Patent Infringement Prohibited - Sec. 17.952. BAD FAITH CLAIM OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT PROHIBITED. (a)...

Section 17.953. Enforcement by Attorney General; Injunction and Civil Penalty - Sec. 17.953. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; INJUNCTION AND CIVIL PENALTY....

Section 17.954. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 17.954. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter may not be...

Section 17.955. No Private Cause of Action - Sec. 17.955. NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. This subchapter does...

Chapter 20 - Regulation of Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies

Subchapter A. General Requirements

Section 20.01. Definitions - Sec. 20.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adverse action" includes:...

Section 20.02. Permissible Purposes; Prohibition; Use of Consumer's Social Security Number - Sec. 20.02. PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES; PROHIBITION; USE OF CONSUMER'S SOCIAL SECURITY...

Section 20.021. Check Verification and Check Guarantee Services; Disclosures to Consumers - Sec. 20.021. CHECK VERIFICATION AND CHECK GUARANTEE SERVICES; DISCLOSURES TO...

Section 20.03. Disclosures to Consumers - Sec. 20.03. DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS. (a) On request and proper...

Subchapter B. Security Alert and Security Freeze

Section 20.031. Requesting Security Alert - Sec. 20.031. REQUESTING SECURITY ALERT. On a request in writing...

Section 20.032. Notification of Security Alert - Sec. 20.032. NOTIFICATION OF SECURITY ALERT. A consumer reporting agency...

Section 20.033. Toll-Free Security Alert Request Number - Sec. 20.033. TOLL-FREE SECURITY ALERT REQUEST NUMBER. A consumer reporting...

Section 20.034. Requesting Security Freeze - Sec. 20.034. REQUESTING SECURITY FREEZE. (a) On written request sent...

Section 20.035. Notification of Change - Sec. 20.035. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE. If a security freeze is...

Section 20.036. Notification of Security Freeze - Sec. 20.036. NOTIFICATION OF SECURITY FREEZE. A consumer reporting agency...

Section 20.037. Removal or Temporary Lifting of Security Freeze - Sec. 20.037. REMOVAL OR TEMPORARY LIFTING OF SECURITY FREEZE. (a)...

Section 20.038. Exemption From Security Freeze - Sec. 20.038. EXEMPTION FROM SECURITY FREEZE. A security freeze does...

Section 20.0385. Applicability of Security Alert and Security Freeze - Sec. 20.0385. APPLICABILITY OF SECURITY ALERT AND SECURITY FREEZE. (a)...

Section 20.039. Respect of Security Freeze - Sec. 20.039. RESPECT OF SECURITY FREEZE. A consumer reporting agency...

Subchapter C. Restrictions on and Authority of Consumers and Consumer Reporting Agencies

Section 20.04. Charges for Certain Disclosures or Services - Sec. 20.04. CHARGES FOR CERTAIN DISCLOSURES OR SERVICES. (a) Except...

Section 20.05. Reporting of Information Prohibited - Sec. 20.05. REPORTING OF INFORMATION PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 20.06. Dispute Procedure - Sec. 20.06. DISPUTE PROCEDURE. (a) If the completeness or accuracy...

Section 20.07. Correction of Inaccurate Information - Sec. 20.07. CORRECTION OF INACCURATE INFORMATION. (a) A consumer reporting...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 20.08. Consumer's Right to File Action in Court or Arbitrate Disputes - Sec. 20.08. CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO FILE ACTION IN COURT OR...

Section 20.09. Civil Liability - Sec. 20.09. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A consumer reporting agency that...

Section 20.10. Remedies Cumulative - Sec. 20.10. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. An action taken under this chapter...

Section 20.11. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 20.11. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general...

Section 20.12. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 20.12. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of this chapter...

Section 20.13. Venue - Sec. 20.13. VENUE. An action brought under this chapter shall...

Subchapter E. Security Freeze for Child

Section 20.21. Definitions - Sec. 20.21. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Protected consumer" means...

Section 20.22. Applicability; Conflict of Law - Sec. 20.22. APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT OF LAW. (a) This subchapter does...

Section 20.23. Proof of Authority and Identification - Sec. 20.23. PROOF OF AUTHORITY AND IDENTIFICATION. (a) Documentation that...

Section 20.24. Use of Record to Consider Creditworthiness or for Other Purposes Prohibited - Sec. 20.24. USE OF RECORD TO CONSIDER CREDITWORTHINESS OR FOR...

Section 20.25. Request to Place a Security Freeze; Creation of Record - Sec. 20.25. REQUEST TO PLACE A SECURITY FREEZE; CREATION OF...

Section 20.26. Release of Consumer Report Prohibited - Sec. 20.26. RELEASE OF CONSUMER REPORT PROHIBITED. Unless a security...

Section 20.27. Period of Security Freeze - Sec. 20.27. PERIOD OF SECURITY FREEZE. A security freeze on...

Section 20.28. Removal of Security Freeze - Sec. 20.28. REMOVAL OF SECURITY FREEZE. (a) A protected consumer...

Section 20.29. Fees - Sec. 20.29. FEES. (a) A consumer reporting agency may not...

Section 20.30. Effect of Material Misrepresentation of Fact - Sec. 20.30. EFFECT OF MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION OF FACT. A consumer...

Section 20.31. Remedy for Violation - Sec. 20.31. REMEDY FOR VIOLATION. Notwithstanding Subchapter D or any...

Chapter 21 - Regulation of Certain Residential Foreclosure Consulting Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 21.001. Definitions - Sec. 21.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Foreclosure consultant"...

Section 21.002. Exception From Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 21.002. EXCEPTION FROM APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as...

Section 21.003. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 21.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. To the extent of...

Subchapter B. Contract for Services

Section 21.051. Form and Terms of Contract - Sec. 21.051. FORM AND TERMS OF CONTRACT. Each contract for...

Section 21.052. Required Disclosure - Sec. 21.052. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. Before entering into a contract with...

Subchapter C. Limitations, Prohibitions, and Duties Regarding Services

Section 21.101. Restrictions on Charge or Receipt of Consideration - Sec. 21.101. RESTRICTIONS ON CHARGE OR RECEIPT OF CONSIDERATION. A...

Section 21.102. Prohibited Conduct - Sec. 21.102. PROHIBITED CONDUCT. A foreclosure consultant may not: (1)...

Section 21.103. Retention of Records - Sec. 21.103. RETENTION OF RECORDS. (a) A foreclosure consultant shall...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 21.151. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 21.151. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Chapter 21A - Execution of Deeds in Certain Transactions Involving Residential Real Estate

Section 21A.001. Definition - Sec. 21A.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "residential real estate" means...

Section 21A.002. Prohibition of Execution of Deeds Conveying Residential Real Estate in Certain Transactions - Sec. 21A.002. PROHIBITION OF EXECUTION OF DEEDS CONVEYING RESIDENTIAL REAL...

Section 21A.003. Action by Attorney General - Sec. 21A.003. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney general...

Chapter 22 - Public Sale of Residential Real Property Under Power of Sale

Section 22.001. Definitions - Sec. 22.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Auction company" has...

Section 22.002. Applicability - Sec. 22.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a public...

Section 22.003. Contracts Concerning Sale - Sec. 22.003. CONTRACTS CONCERNING SALE. A trustee or substitute trustee...

Section 22.004. Information From Winning Bidder - Sec. 22.004. INFORMATION FROM WINNING BIDDER. (a) A winning bidder...

Section 22.005. Receipt and Deed - Sec. 22.005. RECEIPT AND DEED. The trustee or substitute trustee...

Section 22.006. Sale Proceeds - Sec. 22.006. SALE PROCEEDS. (a) The trustee or substitute trustee...

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Texas Statutes Business and Commerce Code Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices

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Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices