The Texas laws consumer protection firms look at first in residential solar cases: the state's deceptive practices statute, its door to door sales cancellation law, and any law written for solar sales. General information, not legal advice, with the official source for each.
From official sources, checked October 14, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 17.41 et seq.Texas gives buyers 3 business days to cancel covered home solicitation sales (sales of goods or services over $25). For residential solar agreements, Occupations Code chapter 1806 gives every buyer until the fifth business day to cancel, and it controls where it conflicts with chapter 601.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 601Registers residential solar retailers and salespersons with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, sets required contract terms, gives buyers until the fifth business day to cancel, bars misleading statements and visits to homes with no solicitation signs, and raises penalties when the consumer is over 65. It applies to contracts entered on or after September 1, 2025, and its registration sections took effect September 1, 2026.
Tex. Occ. Code ch. 1806 (Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act, SB 1036, 2025)Enacted in 2021, requires written disclosures for residential solar sales, leases and power purchase agreements: salesperson and installer contacts, the equipment and its cost, fees, performance claims and warranties.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 115Homeowners can file complaints with the Texas Attorney General. Attorney General consumer complaints
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