Texas Business and Commerce Code 17.82 – Prohibited Conduct
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(a) A person may not conduct a sale advertised with the phrase “going out of business,” “closing out,” “shutting doors forever,” or “bankruptcy sale”; the word “foreclosure” or “bankruptcy”; or a similar phrase or word indicating that an enterprise is ceasing business unless the business is closing all of its operations in a county and in all of the counties immediately adjacent to that county and follows the procedures required by this subchapter.
(b) A person may not fraudulently represent that the person is conducting a going out of business sale.
Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 17.82
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005