Tex.
Utils. Code Section 55.127
Contents of Recorded Message
(a)
A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make a telephone call in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed unless the recorded message states during the first 30 seconds of the call:(1)
the nature of the call;(2)
the identity of the person, company, or organization making the call; and(3)
the telephone number from which the call is made.(b)
In addition to the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a), a call during which a cross-promotion or reference to a pay-per-call information service is made must include a statement of:(1)
the fact that a caller who makes a call to a pay-per-call information service’s telephone number will be charged for that call;(2)
the amount of the flat-rate or cost-per-minute charge the caller will incur or the amount of both if both charges will be incurred; and(3)
the estimated amount of time required to receive all the information offered by the service during a call.(c)
Subsection (a) does not apply to the use of a device if the device is used:(1)
for debt collection purposes in compliance with applicable federal law and regulations; and(2)
by a live operator for automated dialing or hold announcement purposes.(d)
In this section, “pay-per-call information service” means a service that routinely delivers, for a predetermined and sometimes time-sensitive fee, a prerecorded or live message or interactive program after the caller dials a specified 900 or 976 number.
Source:
Section 55.127 — Contents of Recorded Message, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.55.htm#55.127
(accessed May 4, 2024).