The original request for payment from the debt collector was mailed to me on XXXX XXXX. I mailed a request on XXXX XXXX to verify and validate the debt. I received no communication from this company. On XXXX XXXX I sent another letter indicating the I had not received the information in the 30 days allowed by the Texas Debt Act as such the debt was invalid and to stop collecting practices. On XXXX XXXX they placed the debt on my credit report as a unpaid collection. I later found out that they do no have a surety bond allowing them to collect debt or do business in the State of Texas. In fact it was cancelled XX/XX/2015 so any and all business within the State of Texas is being done illegally. 
