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TX Bus & Com Code § 120.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 120.003. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 120.003.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter may not be construed to limit or expand intellectual property law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter B. Disclosure Requirements|Section 120.051. Public Disclosures

Sec. 120.051.  PUBLIC DISCLOSURES.  (a)  A social media platform shall, in accordance with this subchapter, publicly disclose accurate information regarding its content management, data management, and business practices, including specific information regarding the manner in which the social media platform:(1)  curates and targets content to users;(2)  places and promotes content, services, and products, including its own content, services, and products;(3)  moderates content;(4)  uses search, ranking, or other algorithms or procedures that determine results on the platform; and(5)  provides users' performance data on the use of the platform and its products and services.(b)  The disclosure required by Subsection (a) must be sufficient to enable users to make an informed choice regarding the purchase of or use of access to or services from the platform.(c)  A social media platform shall publish the disclosure required by Subsection (a) on an Internet website that is easily accessible by the public.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter B. Disclosure Requirements|Section 120.052. Acceptable Use Policy

Sec. 120.052.  ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY.  (a)  A social media platform shall publish an acceptable use policy in a location that is easily accessible to a user.(b)  A social media platform's acceptable use policy must:(1)  reasonably inform users about the types of content allowed on the social media platform;(2)  explain the steps the social media platform will take to ensure content complies with the policy;(3)  explain the means by which users can notify the social media platform of content that potentially violates the acceptable use policy, illegal content, or illegal activity, which includes:(A)  an e-mail address or relevant complaint intake mechanism to handle user complaints; and(B)  a complaint system described by Subchapter C; and(4)  include publication of a biannual transparency report outlining actions taken to enforce the policy.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter B. Disclosure Requirements|Section 120.053. Biannual Transparency Report

Sec. 120.053.  BIANNUAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT.  (a)  As part of a social media platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall publish a biannual transparency report that includes, with respect to the preceding six-month period:(1)  the total number of instances in which the social media platform was alerted to illegal content, illegal activity, or potentially policy-violating content by:(A)  a user complaint;(B)  an employee of or person contracting with the social media platform; or(C)  an internal automated detection tool;(2)  subject to Subsection (b), the number of instances in which the social media platform took action with respect to illegal content, illegal activity, or potentially policy-violating content known to the platform due to the nature of the content as illegal content, illegal activity, or potentially policy-violating content, including:(A)  content removal;(B)  content demonetization;(C)  content deprioritization;(D)  the addition of an assessment to content;(E)  account suspension;(F)  account removal; or (G)  any other action taken in accordance with the platform's acceptable use policy;(3)  the country of the user who provided the content for each instance described by Subdivision (2);(4)  the number of coordinated campaigns, if applicable;(5)  the number of instances in which a user appealed the decision to remove the user's potentially policy-violating content;(6)  the percentage of appeals described by Subdivision (5) that resulted in the restoration of content; and(7)  a description of each tool, practice, action, or technique used in enforcing the acceptable use policy.(b)  The information described by Subsection (a)(2) must be categorized by:(1)  the rule violated; and(2)  the source for the alert of illegal content, illegal activity, or potentially policy-violating content, including:(A)  a government;(B)  a user;(C)  an internal automated detection tool;(D)  coordination with other social media platforms; or(E)  persons employed by or contracting with the platform.(c)  A social media platform shall publish the information described by Subsection (a) with an open license, in a machine-readable and open format, and in a location that is easily accessible to users.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter C. Complaint Procedures|Section 120.101. Complaint System

Sec. 120.101.  COMPLAINT SYSTEM.  A social media platform shall provide an easily accessible complaint system to enable a user to submit a complaint in good faith and track the status of the complaint, including a complaint regarding:(1)  illegal content or activity; or(2)  a decision made by the social media platform to remove content posted by the user.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter C. Complaint Procedures|Section 120.102. Processing of Complaints

Sec. 120.102.  PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS.  A social media platform that receives notice of illegal content or illegal activity on the social media platform shall make a good faith effort to evaluate the legality of the content or activity within 48 hours of receiving the notice, excluding hours during a Saturday or Sunday and subject to reasonable exceptions based on concerns about the legitimacy of the notice.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter C. Complaint Procedures|Section 120.103. Removal of Content; Exceptions

Sec. 120.103.  REMOVAL OF CONTENT; EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a social media platform removes content based on a violation of the platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall, concurrently with the removal:(1)  notify the user who provided the content of the removal and explain the reason the content was removed;(2)  allow the user to appeal the decision to remove the content to the platform; and(3)  provide written notice to the user who provided the content of:(A)  the determination regarding an appeal requested under Subdivision (2); and(B)  in the case of a reversal of the social media platform's decision to remove the content, the reason for the reversal.(b)  A social media platform is not required to provide a user with notice or an opportunity to appeal under Subsection (a) if the social media platform:(1)  is unable to contact the user after taking reasonable steps to make contact; or(2)  knows that the potentially policy-violating content relates to an ongoing law enforcement investigation.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter C. Complaint Procedures|Section 120.104. Appeal Procedures

Sec. 120.104.  APPEAL PROCEDURES.  If a social media platform receives a user complaint on the social media platform's removal from the platform of content provided by the user that the user believes was not potentially policy-violating content, the social media platform shall, not later than the 14th day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, after the date the platform receives the complaint:(1)  review the content;(2)  determine whether the content adheres to the platform's acceptable use policy;(3)  take appropriate steps based on the determination under Subdivision (2); and(4)  notify the user regarding the determination made under Subdivision (2) and the steps taken under Subdivision (3).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 120.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms|Subchapter D. Enforcement|Section 120.151. Action by Attorney General

Sec. 120.151.  ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  The attorney general may bring an action against a social media platform to enjoin a violation of this chapter.(b)  If an injunction is granted in an action brought under Subsection (a), the attorney general may recover costs incurred in bringing the action, including reasonable attorney's fees and reasonable investigative costs.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 301.001. Definitions

Sec. 301.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Automated dial announcing device" means automated equipment used for telephone solicitation or collection that can:(A)  store telephone numbers to be called or produce numbers to be called through use of a random or sequential number generator; and(B)  convey, alone or in conjunction with other equipment, a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the number called without the use of a live operator.(2)  "Consumer" means a person who is solicited to purchase, lease, or receive a consumer good or service.(3)  "Consumer good or service" means:(A)  real property or tangible or intangible personal property that is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes, including:(i)  personal property intended to be attached to or installed in any real property;(ii)  a cemetery lot; and(iii)  a time-share estate; or(B)  a service related to real or personal property.(4)  "Consumer telephone call" means an unsolicited call made to a residential telephone number by a telephone solicitor to:(A)  solicit a sale of a consumer good or service;(B)  solicit an extension of credit for a consumer good or service; or(C)  obtain information that will or may be used to directly solicit a sale of a consumer good or service or to extend credit for the sale.(5)  "Telephone solicitor" means a person who makes or causes to be made a consumer telephone call, including a call made by an automated dial announcing device.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter B. Permitted and Prohibited Practices|Section 301.051. Telephone Solicitation Requirements

Sec. 301.051.  TELEPHONE SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  This section does not apply to a consumer telephone call made:(1)  in response to the express request of the consumer;(2)  primarily in connection with an existing debt or contract for which payment or performance has not been completed at the time of the call; or(3)  to a consumer with whom the telephone solicitor has a prior or existing business relationship.(b)  A telephone solicitor may not make a consumer telephone call to a consumer unless:(1)  the telephone solicitor, immediately after making contact with the consumer to whom the call is made, identifies:(A)  himself or herself by name;(B)  the business on whose behalf the telephone solicitor is calling; and(C)  the purpose of the call;(2)  the telephone solicitor makes the call after 12 noon and before 9 p.m. on a Sunday or after 9 a.m. and before 9 p.m. on a weekday or a Saturday; and(3)  for those calls in which an automated dial announcing device is used, the device disconnects the consumer's telephone line within the period specified by Section 55.126, Utilities Code, after either the telephone solicitor or the consumer terminates the call.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter B. Permitted and Prohibited Practices|Section 301.052. Charges to Consumer's Credit Card Account

Sec. 301.052.  CHARGES TO CONSUMER'S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT.  A person who sells consumer goods or services through the use of a telephone solicitor may not make or submit a charge to a consumer's credit card account unless the seller:(1)  provides that:(A)  the consumer may receive a full refund for returning undamaged and unused goods or canceling services by providing notice to the seller not later than the seventh day after the date the consumer receives the goods or services; and(B)  the seller will process:(i)  a refund not later than the 30th day after the date the seller receives the returned goods from the consumer; or(ii)  a full refund not later than the 30th day after the date the consumer cancels an order for the purchase of services not performed or a pro rata refund for any services not yet performed for the consumer;(2)  provides to the consumer a written contract fully describing the goods or services being offered, the total price to be charged, the name, address, and business telephone number of the seller, and any terms affecting the sale and receives from the consumer a signed copy of the contract; or(3)  is an organization that qualifies for an exemption from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has obtained that exemption from the Internal Revenue Service.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 301.101. Investigation by Attorney General's Office

Sec. 301.101.  INVESTIGATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.  The attorney general's office shall investigate a complaint relating to a violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 301.102. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 301.102.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  The attorney general's office may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of this chapter.(b)  A district court, on petition of the attorney general's office and on finding that a person is violating this chapter, may:(1)  issue an injunction prohibiting the person from continuing the violation; or(2)  grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 301.103. Civil Penalty; Restitution

Sec. 301.103.  CIVIL PENALTY; RESTITUTION.  (a)  A person who knowingly violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.(b)  In addition to bringing an action for injunctive relief under Section 301.102, the attorney general's office may seek restitution and petition a district court for the assessment of a civil penalty as provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 301.104. Civil Action

Sec. 301.104.  CIVIL ACTION.  A consumer injured by a violation of this chapter may bring an action for recovery of damages.  The damages awarded may not be less than the amount the consumer paid the person who sold the consumer goods or services through the use of the telephone solicitor, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 301.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 301.105. Venue

Sec. 301.105.  VENUE.  Venue for an action brought under this chapter is in:(1)  the county in which the consumer telephone call originated;(2)  the county in which the consumer telephone call was received; or(3)  Travis County.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.001. Definitions

Sec. 302.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Item" means property or a service.  The term includes a coupon book to be used with a business.(2)  "Owner" means a person who has control of or is entitled to, by ownership or other claim, at least 10 percent of a seller's net income.(3)  "Purchaser" means a person who:(A)  is solicited to become or becomes obligated for the purchase or rental of an item; or(B)  is offered an opportunity to claim or receive an item.(4)  "Salesperson" means a person who is employed or authorized by a seller to make a telephone solicitation.(5)  "Seller" means a person who makes a telephone solicitation on the person's own behalf.(6)  "Supervised financial institution" means a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, industrial loan company, personal property broker, consumer finance lender, commercial finance lender, insurer, or other financial institution that is subject to supervision by an official or agency of this state or the United States.(7)  "Telephone solicitation" means a telephone call a seller or salesperson initiates to induce a person to purchase, rent, claim, or receive an item.  The term includes a telephone call a purchaser makes in response to a solicitation sent by mail or made by any other means.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.002. Making Telephone Solicitation

Sec. 302.002.  MAKING TELEPHONE SOLICITATION.  For purposes of this chapter, a person makes a telephone solicitation if the person effects or attempts to effect a telephone solicitation, including a solicitation initiated by an automatic dialing machine or a recorded message device.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.003. Liberal Construction and Application

Sec. 302.003.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION.  This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purpose to protect persons against false, misleading, or deceptive practices in the telephone solicitation business.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.004. Attempted Waiver Void

Sec. 302.004.  ATTEMPTED WAIVER VOID.  An attempted waiver of a provision of this chapter is void.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 302.051. Burden of Proof

Sec. 302.051.  BURDEN OF PROOF.  (a)  In a civil proceeding in which a violation of this chapter is alleged, a person who claims an exemption from the application of this chapter has the burden of proving the exemption.(b)  In a criminal proceeding in which a violation of this chapter is alleged, a person who claims an exemption from the application of this chapter as a defense to prosecution has the burden of producing evidence to support the defense.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 302.052. Exemptions Apply Only to Sellers; Exception

Sec. 302.052.  EXEMPTIONS APPLY ONLY TO SELLERS; EXCEPTION.  Except as provided by Section 302.060, an exemption from the application of this chapter applies only to a seller.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|