89th Legislature

HB 4394

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 4394 grants county attorneys concurrent jurisdiction with the Texas Attorney General to prosecute price gouging violations under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act during a declared disaster. It also removes the requirement for county attorneys to obtain permission from the Consumer Protection Division to pursue such cases.
Author
Joseph Moody