Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 116.016. Limitations on Rulemaking Authority

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.

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