{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.056","heading":"RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.","body":"(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.\n(b) The executive commissioner may not include in rules adopted under this chapter a rule that:\n(1) restricts the person's use of any advertising medium;\n(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or 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.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 504. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.504.htm#504.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c07367e7c7a0866812f035cbd62f23affec5bdb74599b54bfc28db4d7457ecf2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}