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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES |
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Subtitle B. REGULATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED PRACTICES |
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Chapter 1051. TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS; GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS; PROVISIONS AFFECTING ONLY ARCHITECTS |
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Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS |
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Subchapter D. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 1051.203. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
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(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.