Section 1051.203 - Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding(a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the board may not include a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;(2) restricts the use of a certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the certificate holder; or(4) restricts the certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.(c) The board shall adopt rules to prevent a person regulated by the board from submitting a competitive bid to, or soliciting a competitive bid on behalf of, a governmental entity that is prohibited by Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code, from making a selection or awarding a contract on the basis of competitive bids.Tex. Occ. Code § 1051.203
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 1.15, eff. 9/1/2003.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2003.