US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Profile

US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Companies accused of deceiving consumers with media subscriptions must pay $424,000

By Dawn Geske | Monday, Aug 8, 2016 @ 4:22pm

AUSTIN – A $424,000 judgment has been handed down in an alleged deceptive magazine and newspaper subscription practice case.
AG settles with alleged computer scammers, reports they collected millions from consumers

By Karen Kidd | Friday, Jul 22, 2016 @ 9:27pm

AUSTIN – Two tech companies who allegedly violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act with deceptive consumer practices and purportedly took millions from consumers across the nation have agreed to a settlement, according to a judgment handed down earlier this month.
Texas Reps. Burgess and Olson sponsor bills to disrupt the FTC

By Sharon Brooks Hodge | Monday, May 23, 2016 @ 9:25am

Two members of the Texas congressional delegation are sponsors of legislation in what has been dubbed the Disrupt Series, a package of 11 bills designed to reform the Federal Trade Commission.
***FOR PRINT*** Texas AG says Google withholding evidence

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 @ 4:34am

Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is seeking a court order to force search engine giant Google to hand over documents in an ongoing probe over possible antitrust violations.