{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-152.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 152.102","heading":"RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.","body":"(a) Subject to any rules related to ethics or professional conduct promulgated by the supreme court, the supreme court may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a holder of a certification, registration, or license except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.\n(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the supreme court may not include a rule that:\n(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;\n(2) restricts the use of a regulated person's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;\n(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the regulated person; or\n(4) restricts the regulated person's advertisement under a trade name.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2014.\nRedesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE L. COURT PROFESSIONS REGULATION","CHAPTER 152. JUDICIAL BRANCH CERTIFICATION COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.152.htm#152.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"77ec3ee19eb0d60a7594f14002f1c08e675d4db39e7d21c220ef6eeda4c253a0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-152.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-152.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}