The Better Business Bureau in Southeast Texas has received more inquiries on area businesses than any other Category 1 BBB.  So far, in the year 2012, consumers turned to the BBB 154,760 times.  El Paso was #2 with 133,684.

On the average, the BBB in Southeast Texas receives 30,952 inquiries each month.  Last year, the average was 28,779.

The Better Business Bureau in Southeast Texas is considered a Category 1, which includes areas with 1 to 15,000 businesses.  In 2007, there were 10,637 businesses in 8 1/2 counties of Southeast Texas.  The research also shows that there are 554,280 people in the area.