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Resident urges Collin County court to address robocall spoofing; court staff gives reporting guidance
Summary
A Wylie resident told the Collin County Commissioner's Court that spoofed robocalls showing local school caller IDs have continued despite prior reports and asked about federal and state bills aimed at curbing robocalls. Court members advised filing police reports and directed the resident to state and federal legislators for advocacy.
Barbara Lyke, a Wylie resident, told the Collin County Commissioner's Court during public comment that she and other residents have received recurring spoofed robocalls that appear to come from Wylie ISD and asked whether federal or state legislation such as the "Stop Bad Robocalls Act" (referred to in the comments as the Trace Act) could help stop the practice.
Lyke said the legislation had progressed through the House in 2019 and later reached the president's desk, and that she had been told by local school officials spoofed caller IDs…
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