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The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC or PUCT) is a state agency that regulates the state’s electric, water and telecommunication utilities, implements respective legislation, and offers customer assistance in resolving consumer complaints.
The Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (“OCCC”) is a Texas state agency that regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas, [1] which includes, among others, mortgage loan originators, vehicle sales finance companies, debt settlement providers, pawnshops and credit access businesses.
(The Center Square) – Texas has filed a lawsuit against several large chemical companies alleging they manufacture toxic forever chemicals used in products marketed as safe for families. Texas ...
The Community Financial Services Association of America and the Consumer Service Alliance of Texas sued the CFPB in 2018 seeking to throw out a regulation cracking down on payday loans.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: filed 2010 Ruiz v. Estelle: prisoners' rights: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas: 1979 Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2003) anti-abortion activities: Supreme Court of the United States: 2003 Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2006)
(The Center Square) – The state of Texas has two more wins in court, in a sweeping small business federal regulatory action that a federal judge ruled is unconstitutional and a federal agency ...
A civil investigative demand (CID) is a discovery tool used by a number of executive agencies in the United States to obtain information relevant to an investigation. By contrast with other discovery mechanisms, CIDs are typically issued before a complaint has been filed by the government in order to commence a lawsuit against the recipient of the CID. [1]
The Texas Supreme Court Building. Texas is the only state besides Oklahoma to have a bifurcated appellate system at the highest level. [4] The Texas Supreme Court hears appeals involving civil matters (which include juvenile cases), and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears appeals involving criminal matters. [4]