I know there's a texting law that gives you $5000 per text damages that doesn't clearly define what a customer is and is almost impossible for any small business to comply with.

What other laws kick in today?

I want that law for spam calls!

So I can sue a business for sending me a text?

I got one yesterday.

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I want that law for spam calls!

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Covers them too.

The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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Gay

And I don't even indulge. Just pro-freedom.

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So I can sue a business for sending me a text?

I got one yesterday.

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If today yes.

If yesterday yes also, but only for $500.

I was sued for sending a text by a liberal professor out of Austin. It was a shake down. He told me to text him on our first call.

Used a bunch of case law from out of state, sued me in the jp court in limestone county.

Lost, and had to pay my $6500 in attorney fees.

My guess is top golf and a bunch of other small businesses get hammered by these texting scam lawsuits until a court defines what a customer is.

If you call my for rent sign, my phone sends a auto text reply to tell you to text me, I don't think I should be liable for $5000 violation.

SB 1318 severely limits non-compete clauses in employment contracts to a 5 mile radius or one year for any licensed healthcare worker (MDs, dentists, nurses, dietitians, PAs, NPs, etc).

I've learned a lot about healthcare employment contracts since this St. Joe's pediatrics debacle in B/CS a few weeks ago.

Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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I know there's a texting law that gives you $5000 per text damages that doesn't clearly define what a customer is and is almost impossible for any small business to comply with.

What other laws kick in today?

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Confusing. Are you saying that you can sue for $5k if you are not a known customer of a business who texts you?

SB17 bans foreign ownership of agricultural land in Texas, if you're Russian, Chinese, North Korean or Iranian

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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AtticusMatlock said:

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So I can sue a business for sending me a text?

I got one yesterday.

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If today yes.

If yesterday yes also, but only for $500.

I was sued for sending a text by a liberal professor out of Austin. It was a shake down. He told me to text him on our first call.

Used a bunch of case law from out of state, sued me in the jp court in limestone county.

Lost, and had to pay my $6500 in attorney fees.

My guess is top golf and a bunch of other small businesses get hammered by these texting scam lawsuits until a court defines what a customer is.

If you call my for rent sign, my phone sends an auto text reply to tell you to text me, I don't think I should be liable for $5000 violation.

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Certain industries it's unbearable. On the way somewhere this AM. I said the bot farm call centers didn't know it was a holiday today clearly. I looked and already had 3 before 11 AM. It's awful in real estate. Typically it's sleazy whole salers or pyramid scheme type residential brokerages and they pay for can't imagine how many bot texts per day to the masses plus anyone swinging Peter with a real estate license. I cant stand it because my role requires picking up random numbers, texting, etc.

I get a text call and letter prob once a month for the "land that I own in Montgomery county". It's just a directors lot per me being on a MUD board years ago. Its cast the widest net. Have the most uninformed of schmucks get back to you at a 0.001% hit rate. Rob them blind. Sell it for market to the next guy immediately.

Anyhow. Would love for someone to push back on all this in CRE.

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

The law is convoluted, but at its core, they need to have a provable, explicit log of when you agreed to receive texts in order to text you.

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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techno-ag said:

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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I suspect all those profs in Austin protesting during working hours didn't help.

The new cell phones at school law technically starts today. But it has been enforced in most districts since the beginning of the school year.

Best law to come out of Austin in years. It is having an immediate positive impact on our kids.

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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you dont care about education. If you did you would respond to your students regardless of whay a lawmaker says. you are just a ideologue

What do college faculty do when the do work?

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/09/01/thc-vapes-are-banned-from-texas-retailers-5-things-to-know/

druggies move to california

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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I suspect all those profs in Austin protesting during working hours didn't help.

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I bet if the colleges and their ultra-liberal political hack professors would quit trying to indoctrinate students into socialism 24/7 they wouldn't be targets for political retribution, if this is the case.

This law seems dumb at first glance (without the info), but I'm sure it addresses abuses of the situation.

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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you dont care about education. If you did you would respond to your students regardless of whay a lawmaker says. you are just a ideologue

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In your opinion then, at what time in the evening should a teacher/professor be able to tell their students "Your email will be answered in the morning."? 7:00 pm? 9:00 pm? 11:00 pm? 1:00 am? Personally, I think people should leave work at the office more often, but I also understand there are certain jobs and certain circumstances where that's not possible, and I have those with my job at certain times.
My wife tells her students that any emails sent after 7:00 pm will be answered in the morning. She had to put this in place because kids were emailing her at 1:00 am the morning before an assignment was due, and then getting pissed she wouldn't respond. She and I both live by the philosophy that "tardiness on your part does not create urgency upon mine," and it serves us well.
When she assigns work, it's usually with a due date 7-10 days out. If they have questions, they can ask her before, during, and after class, in the morning, between 5:00-7:00 in the evening, and during her twice a week tutorials. That's more than enough opportunities.

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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you dont care about education. If you did you would respond to your students regardless of whay a lawmaker says. you are just a ideologue

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Spoken like someone truly ignorant of higher ed. Name me a single private sector job that requires you to answer to 100 something students. Educators must set boundaries. Not sure what the penalty is for violating this law, but I don't know a single professor that sits in their office 40 hours a week and I don't think that's going to change.

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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Thats because it wasn't in the special session.
https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB2024/2025

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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Sounds like every other government employee. Try that in the private sector and see if you still have a job.

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Spoken like someone who has no idea what college faculty do and when they work.

I don't need the Lege telling me to work 40.

I make myself available for students 9 A -9 P 7 days a week. I'm on campus 40 plus hours already M-R plus in faculty and committee meetings Fridays plus teach and interact with an online class where students ask questions in the evenings and weekend because, you know, that's when they work in online classes. So if they want to codify in Law that I work 40 hours who am I to tell them no?

This got run through committee the last week of the session without public input. The committee literally canceled it. It was petty. And they did this having no understanding of what college faculty do, how they do it or when they do it. It's pure politics.

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you dont care about education. If you did you would respond to your students regardless of whay a lawmaker says. you are just a ideologue

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Spoken like someone truly ignorant of higher ed. Name me a single private sector job that requires you to answer to 100 something students. Educators must set boundaries. Not sure what the penalty is for violating this law, but I don't know a single professor that sits in their office 40 hours a week and I don't think that's going to change.

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bro your better not be education because you cant read. his boundary is he used to work outside regular hours for his students but now wontbecause he is a ideologue and wants to make students suffer because of mean lawmakers

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/09/01/thc-vapes-are-banned-from-texas-retailers-5-things-to-know/

druggies move to california

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I bet you typed that as you choked down another stiff drink of scotch, because alcohol isn't a drug, right?

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I don't need the Lege telling me to ....

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/09/01/thc-vapes-are-banned-from-texas-retailers-5-things-to-know/

druggies move to california

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I bet you typed that as you choked down another stiff drink of scotch, because alcohol isn't a drug, right?

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What are you saying? There is literally no difference between alcohol and opiates?

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The one nobody is talking about is banning the sale of all hemp derived vapes.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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Thats because it wasn't in the special session.
https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB2024/2025

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Nice back door ban.

Surprised more noise hasn't been made of this. Even the "high end" shops in Austin weren't talking about it.

Edibles and hemp flower still seems to be legal. Can't wait until everyone starts lighting up. I'd rather smell a vape over flower in public.

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I never heard that passed in the special session.

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Thats because it wasn't in the special session.
https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB2024/2025

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Nice back door ban.

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techno-ag said:

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Professors in Texas have to be at their desks every day from 8-5. If they're leading an online class, they have to do it from their office on campus, not offsite.

IHIOGA that law is widely ignored.

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That's not quite what it says. It says "40 hour work week" not 8-5.

This law was idiotic. More than that it was petty and shows just how little people understand about how colleges and faculty actually do their jobs.

I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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For the ones that put effort into teaching, it is a bit of a slap in the face. Sorry, prof.

For most profs, they will just close their doors. Purely political theater - if it doesn't address/increase student engagement, it will not improve teaching. And I seriously doubt it will be enforced much by many deans/ heads - at t.u. for example.

The community colleges will probably feel this the worst.

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I for one will show those geniuses in Austin. I'm not answering emails or texts for anyone including my online students in the evenings or Friday through Sunday after I hit my 40. Which will be Thursday some time.

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If you are really going to ignore students that email or message you on a Friday during regular hours, that's pathetic.

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itsyourboypookie said:

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I know there's a texting law that gives you $5000 per text damages that doesn't clearly define what a customer is and is almost impossible for any small business to comply with.

What other laws kick in today?

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Confusing. Are you saying that you can sue for $5k if you are not a known customer of a business who texts you?

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Yes. Even if you originally opted in.