(a) Travel information. The department may accept, display, and distribute to the traveling public at the department's travel information centers travel information that promotes Texas travel and tourism opportunities and is provided by a third party.
(b) Eligibility for display. To be displayed at a travel information center under this section, travel information must be:
  (1) the type of information described by Transportation Code, §204.001;
  (2) provided to the department free of charge; and
  (3) approved for display by the director or the director's designee.
(c) Unacceptable information. The department will not accept information that:
  (1) is solely for the purpose of selling a membership or promoting something that is not directly related to travel or tourism;
  (2) promotes an out-of-state travel and tourism activity, destination, facility, attraction, or service that does not directly augment Texas travel or tourism;
  (3) contains terminology, advertising, or pictures that are sexually-oriented;
  (4) is intended to be displayed on a wall at a travel information center; or
  (5) discriminates against a state or federally protected class of persons.
(d) Request for display. A person may submit a request for the display of travel information under this section. The department will review requests in the order in which the requests are received. If the travel information is seasonal or if no space for display is available, the travel information will be placed on a waiting list for display.
(e) Agreement. Before a person may display travel information under this section, the person must enter into a written agreement with the department for the display of that information.
(f) Manner of display. Travel information to which this section applies will be:
  (1) displayed in a manner, as determined by the travel information center supervisor that:
    (A) is the most efficient and informative for the public; and
    (B) gives more exposure to destinations that are near the travel information center or in high demand;
  (2) regularly rotated; and
  (3) displayed in season, if it is of a seasonal nature.
(g) Disposal. Outdated travel information will not be returned to its provider and will be disposed of in the most appropriate manner, as determined by the travel information center supervisor, with priority given to recycling.

Source Note: The provisions of this §23.42 adopted to be effective January 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 95