Family Economics
Consumer Protection
Lesson Plans
- When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name – What You Need to Know About Identity Theft (PDF)
- Beware or Be Taken: Protecting Older Adults from Fraudulent Schemes (PDF)
- Beware or Be Taken: Protecting Yourself from Telemarketing Fraud (PDF)
- Beware or Be Taken: Protecting Yourself from Marketplace Fraud and Misrepresentation (PDF)
- Credit Restoration: Repairing Your Credit Rating (PDF)
Texas “Do Not Call Lists”
Beginning January 1, 2002, consumers can be added to state-sponsored “No Call Lists” to avoid telemarketing calls.
- Texas “Do Not Call Lists” Information for Consumers website
- Fact Sheet for Consumers – Texas “Do Not Call Lists” (PDF)
- Information for Consumers – Frequently Asked Questions
- Texas “No Call Lists” Registration website
- National Do Not Call Registry registration website
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Updated: 21 April, 2008
Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.
