Section 1101.156 - Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding(a) The commission may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the commission except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by the person.(b) The commission may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the commission a rule that:(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement used by the person;(4) restricts the person's advertisement under an assumed or trade name that is authorized by a law of this state and registered with the commission; or(5) requires the term "broker," "agent," or a similar designation or term, a reference to the commission, or the person's license number to be included in the person's advertisement.Tex. Occ. Code § 1101.156
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 974,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1158,Sec. 19, eff. 1/1/2016.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. 6/1/2003.