Texas § 51.204 RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

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§ 51.204 — RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

Texas § 51.204

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 51.204 (2026).

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Sec. 51.204. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

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

(b)The commission may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a license holder a rule that:

(1)restricts the use of any advertising medium;

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

(3)relates to the size or duration of an advertisement; or

(4)restricts the use of a trade name in advertising.

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Sec. 51.204. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) The commission may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a license holder a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;
(2) restricts the license holder's personal appearance or the use of the license holder's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement; or
(4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 22, eff. June 14, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1.014, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.