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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1051.203. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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,  1 from making a selection or awarding a contract on the basis of competitive bids.

1  V.T.C.A., Government Code § 2254.001 et seq.
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