Sec. 1955.002.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)   The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a certified or accredited person except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b)  The executive commissioner may not include in the rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices a rule that:
(1)  restricts the use of any advertising medium;
(2)  restricts the use of a certified or accredited person's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the certified or accredited person; or
(4)  restricts the certified or accredited person's advertisement under a trade name.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.284, eff. April 2, 2015.