Texas Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act (Texas no-call list)

Texas No-Call Act

Marketing

Creates the Texas no-call list and bars telemarketing calls to listed numbers more than 60 days after they appear. It also bars caller-ID blocking or spoofing by telemarketers and regulates fax solicitations.

Where: Texas
Citation: Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 304 (304.001-304.259)
Status: In force
In force since: 2009-04-01
Last amended: 2025-09-01
Enforced by: Public Utility Commission of Texas; Texas Attorney General; state licensing agencies
People can sue: Yes
Penalties: Attorney general civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, or $3,000 if willful or knowing; administrative penalties; consumer suits after complaint procedures (304.252-304.258); since 2025 also DTPA remedies (304.2581).
Applies to: Telemarketers making telemarketing calls to Texas numbers, subject to exemptions in 304.004
Senders of unsolicited facsimile solicitations (subch. C)

What a privacy notice must say

Fax solicitations must include required opt-out notice, and senders must honor opt-out requests.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 304.101-304.102

Rights it gives people

Consumers on the list who receive repeated calls may sue after notifying the telemarketer and filing a verified complaint within 30 days.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 304.257

Practices it requires

Do not make telemarketing calls to numbers on the Texas no-call list more than 60 days after they are listed; entries last three years.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 304.052-304.053
Do not block, interfere with, or falsify caller identification information when making telemarketing calls.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 304.151

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-24 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: The 304.101 fax notice content was summarized from section headings only.

Research reference, not legal advice.