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National Law Review
7/1/2026
MESSY BUT GOOD: Texas Court Holds TCPA Does not Apply to Text Messages… Sort of

MESSY BUT GOOD: Texas Court Holds TCPA Does not Apply to Text Messages… Sort of

Short summary

A Texas federal court ruled the TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) does not apply to text messages at all, reasoning that because SMS messages don't play actual voice recordings, they fall outside the statute's scope entirely. Legal experts argue this reasoning is flawed, conflating voice-call compliance rules with text messaging. The court's holding appears broader than the plaintiff's case itself justified.

  • •Texas court held TCPA inapplicable to SMS because text doesn't play voice
  • •Legal experts view the reasoning as fundamentally flawed and overly broad
  • •Ruling conflates prerecorded-call analysis with text messaging, misapplying precedent

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