File Your Complaint Online​​ For complaints about false, misleading, or deceptive business practices. The Deceptive Trade Practices Act.As a Texas resident, you may have been the victim of what you considered false, misleading, and deceptive business and insurance practices. The District Clerk's office provides jury services for all statutory District, County and Justice of the Peace courts in Collin County. In Texas, the Deceptive trade practice law has been designed to protect consumers from false or misleading advertisement. Deceptive Pricing: Texas law prohibits retailers to list "regular" prices with a "sale". Consumer Protection Act' in 1973, it provided that a consumer may. The DTPA provides that. The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) is a consumer protection statute in Texas aimed at protecting consumers from deceptive business practices. Deceptive Trade Practices Act, 29 BAYLOR L. REV.