{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-419.0225","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 419.0225","heading":"CERTAIN RULES PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) The commission may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.\n(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the commission may not include a rule that:\n(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;\n(2) restricts the use of a certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;\n(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the certificate holder; or\n(4) restricts the certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 419. TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATING AND ASSISTING FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.419.htm#419.0225","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c7e6a4a1a70373912b00359be7fb3ee8efdacf6dde63d5376f6a25a76eb73eb7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-419.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-419.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}