Texas

Texas E-Commerce Compliance

27 compliance rules covering Texas consumer protection law

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.41 et seq. (DTPA)

Consumer Protections

What Texas's UDAP statute prohibits

Deceptive practices
Unfair practices
Unconscionable practices

Compliance Rules

What ComplyGuard checks for Texas businesses

Refund & Return Policies
3 rules
Subscription & Auto-Renewal
4 rules
Pricing & Comparison Claims
5 rules
Required Disclosures
8 rules
Advertising Claims
6 rules
Warranty Compliance
1 rule

Enforcement Landscape

Litigation risk factors for Texas

Attorney GeneralTexas Attorney General
Private Right of Action
Consumers can sue directly
Class Actions
Permitted
Pre-Suit Notice
Required before filing
Statute of Limitations2 years from act or from discovery/when consumer should have discovered; may be extended 180 days for qualifying concealment conduct (§ 17.565)
DamagesPrivate: economic damages baseline. Mental-anguish damages require knowing or intentional violation. Knowing conduct: up to 3x economic damages. Intentional conduct: up to 3x economic AND mental-anguish damages. Attorney’s fees mandatory for prevailing consumer. AG: injunctive relief, civil penalties, restitution

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