Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.206
RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
Texas · Texas Occupations Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.206, RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/703570
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:703570@1- SHA-256
3f40fc1c792c9529650ed8c735259c0d67a476be6cbd68cb5e2873462f0d2ef9
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person subject to regulation by the department under this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person subject to regulation by the department under this chapter. A rule adopted under this subsection may not:
(1) restrict the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restrict a person's personal appearance or use of a person's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by a person; or
(4) restrict a person's advertisement under a trade name.
(c) Subsection (b)(4) does not prohibit the department from adopting a rule regulating the use of the name of a business or license holder in an advertisement for a structural pest control business.