37 TAC § 35.9. Advertisements

(a) A licensee's advertisements must include:

(1) The company name and address as it appears in the records of the department unless the address is the license holder's residential address; and

(2) The company's license number.

(b) No licensee shall use the Texas state seal, the name or insignia of the department, or the name or insignia of a division within the department to advertise or publicize a commercial undertaking, or otherwise violate Texas Business & Commerce Code, §17.08 or Texas Government Code, §411.017. The department's name may be used for the limited purpose of indicating the person or company is regulated by the department.

(c) The use of the department's name is prohibited when it may give a reasonable person the impression that the department issued the statement or that the individual is acting on behalf of the department.

(d) For purposes of this section, an advertisement includes any media created or used for the purpose of promoting the regulated business of the licensee, including business cards.