Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 43.0055 - Competitive Bidding or Advertising Rules(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.(b) Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not include a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;(2) restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or(4) restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 43.0055
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 4.249, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 45, eff. 9/1/1997.