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Mr Hangman posted...

I did read the article, did you? The AG only quotes the law and does not explain what is "exorbitant or excessive" or give any examples. I don't see why the BBB regional director should in any way be considered an authority on the subject. So far as I can tell she's not a lawyer, and the BBB is notoriously a racket that itself "gouges" businesses for their stamp of approval.

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Paxton is though

The Texas attorney general says he has received "hundreds" of reports about price gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which has inundated much of southeastern Texas with deadly floodwater this week and displaced thousands of residents.


"We've seen water up to $99, for a case of water," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told ABC News. "We've seen fuel prices up to $20 a gallon. We've seen hotels jack prices up sometimes six, seven times what they should be charging from their normal rate."

The attorney general's office warned consumers to "be on your guard" in a statement on its website.

"Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor," the statement read. "The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard."

In Texas, offenders who engage in price gouging can face fines of up to $20,000 per offense, and up to $250,000 if the victim is 65 or older.

Paxton urged consumers to file a complaint or call the attorney general's hotline if they feel they are victims of price gouging.

We're looking at prices over the last three months," Paxton told ABC News. "And if you've increased those prices by more than 10 percent, we're going to look at it.

So from all those quotes from the attorney general of Texas, you don't think 20 dollars for gas counts as price gouging?
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