The provisions of this subchapter apply only to acts or practices occurring after the effective date of this subchapter, except a right of action or power granted to the attorney general under Chapter 10, Title 79, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, prior to the effective date of this subchapter.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.63
APPLICATION
Known as the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act
The act spans §§ 17.41 to 17.63 (31 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. Grinnell (1997)
Most recently applied in American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. Grinnell (October 1997)
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 322, ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.