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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 23TRAVEL INFORMATION
SUBCHAPTER BTRAVEL INFORMATION
RULE §23.16Unacceptable Advertising Subject Matter and Restrictions

(a) Unacceptable subjects. The following are unacceptable for an advertisement in department travel information:

  (1) an out-of-state travel-tourism location, destination, facility, or service, unless it borders and has ties with Texas or augments Texas travel or tourism;

  (2) an alcoholic beverage, except as provided by subsection (c) of this section;

  (3) a tobacco product;

  (4) a sexually-oriented product or service; and

  (5) any subject that is not related to travel and tourism, as determined by the department.

(b) Other restrictions. The department will not accept an advertisement that:

  (1) it considers to be misleading or a misrepresentation of facts; or

  (2) discriminates against a state or federally protected class of persons.

(c) Exception. This section does not prohibit the advertisement of a product, or a facility open to the general public, that highlights a registered Texas Department of Agriculture's GO TEXAN product that is grown, produced, or manufactured in Texas.


Source Note: The provisions of this §23.16 adopted to be effective January 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 95

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