Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 605.004
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 605.004, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 605.004. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice in addition to the practices described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable by a consumer under that subchapter. Claims related to more than one consumer may not be joined in a single action brought for an alleged violation of this chapter, unless all parties agree.
(b) A violation of this chapter is subject to an action by the office of the attorney general as provided by Section 17.46(a).
(b) A violation of this chapter is subject to an action by the office of the attorney general as provided by Section 17.46(a).
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