Short answer
No. Texas doesn't jail people for unpaid debt, and threatening arrest or criminal charges for nonpayment is prohibited by both the FDCPA and the Texas Debt Collection Act.
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Sources
- 15 U.S.C. § 1692e (false or misleading representations) (Cornell LII)
- Tex. Fin. Code ch. 392 (Texas Debt Collection Act), incl. § 392.307
- Tex. Const. art. I, § 18 (no imprisonment for debt)
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