Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.251
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.251, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 304.251. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 304.253, the commission shall receive and investigate complaints concerning violations of Subchapters B, C, and D and may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 304.252, if a complaint alleges that the person violating Subchapter B, C, or D is a telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code, the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the violation alleged in the complaint.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 304.252, if a complaint alleges that the person violating Subchapter B, C, or D is a telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code, the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the violation alleged in the complaint.
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