Sec. 116.016.  LIMITATIONS ON RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a licensee or registrant except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b)  In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the commission may not include a rule that:
(1)  restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2)  restricts the use of a licensee or registrant's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the licensee or registrant;  or
(4)  restricts the licensee or registrant's advertisement under a trade name.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.