Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Mr. Wayne Thorburn Administrator Texas Real Estate Commission P.O. Box 12188 Austin, Texas 78711-2188

Re: Whether chapter 37 of the Business and Commerce Code applies to unsolicited telephone calls by licensed residential service companies to consumers for the purpose of selling residential service contracts and related questions (RQ-1166)

Dear Mr. Thorburn:

You ask whether chapter 37 of the Business and Commerce Code, regulating telephone solicitations, applies to solicitations by residential service companies selling residential…