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Price Gouging Is Illegal In Texas
(Fort Worth, TX) – A word of warning to anyone thinking about hiking prices for products ranging from bottled water to plumbing materials: Don’t do it. Price gouging is illegal in Texas.
“Price gouging will not be tolerated in Tarrant County. All reports of price gouging will be referred immediately to the Texas Attorney General for investigation and prosecution as required by law,” said Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney Sharen Wilson.
Texas law prevents price gouging when there’s a disaster. The Texas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division investigates reports of price gouging on a case-by-case basis.