{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-302.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 302.003","heading":"LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION.","body":"(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purpose to protect persons and the public against false, misleading, or deceptive practices in the telephone solicitation business.\n(b) The fact that a claimant has recovered under a private action arising from a violation of this chapter more than once may not limit recovery in a future legal proceeding in any manner.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 140), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS","SUBTITLE A. TELEPHONES","CHAPTER 302. REGULATION OF TELEPHONE SOLICITATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.302.htm#302.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"d11f34f2c60beb69f4bf50f13940d97957ec91058157f1f52c8e75234a9231d4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-302.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-302.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}