Sec. 603.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING  


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  • (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.

    (b) The executive commissioner may not include in rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by a person regulated by the department a rule that:

    (1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;

    (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 any advertisement by the person; or

    (4) restricts the use by the person of a trade name in advertising.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 , Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2005.