Texas is imposing new rules on residential solar sellers beginning September 1, 2026. Most solar retailers and salespeople will have to register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The changes come after major turmoil in the industry. Industry reports say more than 100 smaller solar companies have closed in recent years, and at least 16 major solar companies filed bankruptcy in 2023 and 2024. Texas homeowners now get more time to reconsider a residential so

Cash App and its parent company, Block, Inc., have faced major enforcement actions from federal and state regulators over how the company handled fraud, unauthorized transactions, customer complaints, and locked accounts. The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau previously entered an order against Block, and in the summer of 2026 Texas and dozens of other states announced a separate multistate settlement addressing many of the same problems. One of the biggest concern

The FTC warned 97 dealership groups that advertised vehicle prices should reflect the total price consumers are required to pay. Here are six red flags Texas car buyers should watch for.

A Texas court of appeals recently sent a strong message in a case involving Bayway Chevrolet , a dealership in Pearland, Texas . In McCarthy v. Wisch Auto Group, Inc. d/b/a Bayway Chevrolet , the Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals pushed back against the idea that a dealer can make a sale look final, hand over the keys, and then later act like the deal was never really done because financing fell through. This case is a good example of what people often call yo-yo financing