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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 150C.002

FALSELY IMPLYING GOVERNMENTAL AFFILIATION

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 658 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 1, eff

(a) A governmental unit is entitled to enjoin another person's use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation with the governmental unit.

(b) In an action brought under this section, the governmental unit is entitled to injunctive relief throughout the state.

(c) If the court finds that the person against whom the injunctive relief is sought wilfully intended to imply governmental affiliation with the governmental unit, the court, in the court's discretion, may award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs to the governmental unit.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.