Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices
Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices

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...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices
Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices