Texas Ringless Voicemail Compliance
RVM (ringless voicemail drop) compliance rules in Texas
Mini-TCPA State — Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 302 & Ch. 304
Texas has enacted a state-level TCPA that goes beyond federal requirements. Federal compliance alone is not enough for Ringless Voicemail operations here.
Consent Requirements
Treat RVM as requiring prior express consent in Texas. The SB 140 expanded definition of telephone solicitation — "a call or other transmission" — is broad enough to capture RVM. FCC has signaled RVM constitutes a "call" under TCPA. No Texas-specific case law directly addressing RVM, but the safe operating assumption is full compliance with Ch. 302/304 and federal TCPA. The DTPA private right of action makes the risk calculus clear: if a Texas court rules RVM is a "transmission" under SB 140, every unauthorized RVM is a DTPA violation with treble damages.
Calling Rules
Stricter than federal 8AM–9PM
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