{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-43.0055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.0055","heading":"COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES.","body":"(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.\n(b) Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not include a rule that:\n(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;\n(2) restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;\n(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or\n(4) restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.249, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 43. REGULATION OF CHILD-CARE AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.43.htm#43.0055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"7b6594cd6d0f0d0a283e21de17faa0a86bfae807e37190590e5bdadb408b84ab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-43.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-43.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}