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	<h1 id="newsStoryTitle" itemprop="headline">AG Paxton files lawsuits against three businesses for price gouging during Hurricane Harvey </h1>


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												<p><span id="dateline" itemprop="dateline"><strong>AUSTIN, Tex. (KBTX)</strong></span> --- Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, filed lawsuits today against three Texas businesses, accusing them of unlawful price gouging while consumers were in need of fuel, shelter and other essentials as a result of Hurricane Harvey.</p>
																		<p>“It’s unconscionable that any business would take advantage of Texans at their most vulnerable – those who are displaced from their homes, have limited resources, and are in desperate need of fuel, shelter and the basic necessities of life,” Attorney General Paxton said.</p>
																							<p>“Texas has tough price gouging laws, and my office will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute cases arising from Hurricane Harvey.”</p>
																							<p>Texas law prohibits vendors from charging exorbitant prices for necessities such as drinking water, food, clothing, and fuel during a declared disaster. The attorney general named the following defendants in Hurricane Harvey price gouging lawsuits:</p>
																							<p>Robstown Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Best Western Plus Tropic Inn. The Robstown-based hotel allegedly charged three times its normal room rate the weekend Hurricane Harvey hit.  As a result, Best Western has since ended its relationship with Robstown Enterprises.</p>
													
							
			
								
		
		
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