This subchapter may be cited as the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.41
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Known as the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (31 sections).
Applied in 407 court decisions — leading case Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps (1992)
Most recently applied in Dennis Speerly v. General Motors, LLC (August 2024)
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 322, ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.