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Texas Business & Commerce Code - Chapter 15 Monopolies, Trusts And Conspiracies In Restraint Of TradeLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Business & Commerce Code > Texas Business & Commerce Code - Chapter 15 Monopolies, Trusts And Conspiracies In Restraint Of Trade This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., ... (a) The provisions of this Act are cumulative of each other and of any other provision of law of this state in effect relating to ... Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (a) of Section 15.10 of this Act, for purposes of this Act: (1) The term "attorney general" means the ... The purpose of this Act is to maintain and promote economic competition in trade and commerce occurring wholly or partly within the State of Texas ... (a) Every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce is unlawful. (b) It is unlawful for any person to monopolize, attempt to ... (a) Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) The terms "antitrust investigation" and "investigation" mean any inquiry conducted by the attorney general for the purpose ... (a) A party to a suit brought to enforce any of the prohibitions in Section 15.05 of this Act or to enforce the laws conserving ... In addition to the procedures set forth in this subchapter, the attorney general and any other party to a suit brought by the attorney general ... (a) Application by Attorney General. If a person upon whom an investigative demand or request for discovery has been properly served pursuant to Section 15.10, ... (a) A person (other than a foreign corporation not having a permit or certificate of authority to do business in this state) uncertain of whether ... (a) Suit to Collect Civil Fine. The attorney general may file suit in district court in Travis County or in any county in the State ... (a) Suit to Recover Damages. (1) Any person or governmental entity, including the State of Texas and any of its political subdivisions or tax-supported institutions, ... (a) Every person, other than a municipal corporation, who acts in violation of any of the prohibitions in Subsection (a) or (b) of Section 15.05 ... A final judgment rendered in an action brought under Section 15.20 or 15.22 of this Act to the effect that a defendant or defendants have ... (a) Any suit to recover damages under Section 15.21 of this Act is barred unless filed within four years after the cause of action accrued ... Whenever any suit or petition is filed in the district court in any county in the State of Texas as provided for in Section 15.10, ... (a) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state or of any of its political subdivisions or tax supported institutions to ... (a) Notwithstanding Section 15.05 of this code, and subject to any applicable provision of Subsection (b), a covenant not to compete is enforceable if it ... (a) Except as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, a court may award the promisee under a covenant not to compete damages, injunctive relief, ... The criteria for enforceability of a covenant not to compete provided by Section 15.50 of this code and the procedures and remedies in an action ... Texas Lawyers
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