For Texas residents dealing with Radius Global Solutions on medical debt
Use FDCPA § 1692g to demand debt validation within 30 days. Force collectors to prove their claims. This guide applies the steps specifically to Texas's laws and Radius Global Solutions's documented collection practices for medical debt accounts. In Texas, the statute of limitations on medical debt is 4 years and wage garnishment is limited to No wage garnishment for most debts.
4 years
Texas Statute of Limitations
$2,459
Average Medical Debt
No wage garnishment for most
Garnishment Limit
Radius Global Solutions has a documented record of FDCPA violations. If any of these occur during your Texas collection dispute, document them and file immediately.
Steps customized for Texas law, medical debt rules, and Radius Global Solutions's collection patterns.
You must send a validation request within 30 days of the collector's first contact. After 30 days, you lose the automatic right to halt collection, though collectors must still stop if they can't verify.
Request: exact amount owed, name of original creditor, proof collector is authorized to collect, copy of original agreement. DebtShield generates this letter automatically with the correct legal language.
Mail via USPS Certified Mail with Return Receipt. Keep the green card as proof of delivery. The 30-day clock stops when they receive your letter, not when you send it.
The collector MUST stop all collection activity — including credit reporting updates and legal action — until they validate. Contacting you during this period is an FDCPA violation.
If they can't validate, the debt is legally unenforceable. If they validate, check for errors: wrong amount, wrong person, time-barred debt, missing original agreement, broken chain of title.
These strategies apply to medical debt specifically. 80% of medical bills contain errors. The No Surprises Act protects against out-of-network surprise bills. Medical debt can't appear on credit reports for 365 days.
Texas Debt Collection Act + DTPA governs debt collection in Texas in addition to the federal FDCPA. To file a complaint: AG Consumer Protection.
Key Texas Protections:
In Texas, wage garnishment is capped at No wage garnishment for most debts. The following income is protected: Wages (mostly exempt), Social Security, Homestead (unlimited acreage), Retirement accounts, Current wages. Radius Global Solutions must first obtain a court judgment through proper legal process before any garnishment order can be issued.
The SOL for medical debt in Texas is 4 years. Once expired, Radius Global Solutions cannot win a court judgment even if the debt is real. You must raise the SOL as an affirmative defense in your Answer if sued — never ignore a lawsuit.
Texas Debt Collection Act + DTPA applies in Texas alongside the federal FDCPA. Complaints can be filed with AG Consumer Protection. NO wage garnishment for most consumer debts
Send a certified validation letter within 30 days of first contact. Demand the original creditor name and full chain of assignment. Radius Global Solutions must stop all collection activity until they validate. If they fail to validate, file complaints with the CFPB and AG Consumer Protection.
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