Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 38.253
§ 38.253. Request of Credit Card Account Number or Checking Account Number After Offer of Free Item
(a)
A seller commits an offense if the seller knowingly:
(1)
represents or implies that a purchaser will receive without charge
an item or service, regardless of whether designated as a gift,
premium, bonus, prize, or otherwise; and
(2)
requests a credit card account number or checking account number
from the purchaser for the purpose of charging to the credit card
account or debiting from the checking account an amount as a condition
precedent to the purchaser's receipt of an item.
(b)
An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
