Texas § 773.0505 RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

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§ 773.0505 — RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

Texas § 773.0505

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 773.0505 (2026).

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Sec. 773.0505. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

(a)The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license or certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b)In rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the executive commissioner may not include a rule that:

(1)restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2)restricts the use of a license or certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3)relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license or certificate holder; or

(4)restricts the license or certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.

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Sec. 773.0505. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license or certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) In rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the executive commissioner may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the use of a license or certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license or certificate holder; or
(4) restricts the license or certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1528, eff. April 2, 2015.