Stricter Texas Telemarketing Rules Now in Effect
The inclusion of text messages in Texas' telemarketing law is one of several expanded consumer protections that went into effect Sept. 1, Epstein Becker lawyers John Barry and Lisa Pierce Reisz wrote Monday. Among other changes to the law, it…
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now requires telemarketing businesses to register with the Texas secretary of state each location from which telephone solicitations are made, as well as post a $10,000 security bond and comply with new disclosure requirements for calls and texts, the lawyers said. The changes also introduced penalties for violations, they said, adding that Texas is one of several states to beef up their versions of what is already a complex federal regulatory framework.