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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
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Subtitle D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS |
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Chapter 52. COURT REPORTERS AND SHORTHAND REPORTING FIRMS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 52.003. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
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(a) Subject to Sections 52.021(i), 52.029, 52.0295, and 52.034 and any rules related to ethics or professional conduct promulgated by the supreme court, the supreme court may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a certification or registration holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the supreme court may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the use of a certification or registration holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the certification or registration holder; or
(4) restricts the certification or registration holder's advertisement under a trade name.