{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-153.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 153.002","heading":"RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.","body":"(a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.\n(b) The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:\n(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;\n(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of the person's voice in an advertisement;\n(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or\n(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 153. POWERS AND DUTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.153.htm#153.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"918452a617654768ad9b0ab96923f195702544988a3e6d90b1a2991fbe37dd2d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-153.0015","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-153.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}