Name: 4,000 price-gouging complaints have been filed in Texas during COVID-19 emergency
Uploaded: 3/31/2020 11:53:54 PM
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Description: Price-gouging complaints continue to pour into the Texas Attorney General’s Office during the worldwide coronavirus emergency.

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4,000 price-gouging complaints have been filed in Texas during COVID-19 emergency

$7 milk, $14 ground beef and $30 water are some of the 4,000 price-gouging complaints during the COVID-19 crisis.

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