Sec. 108.08. ADVERTISING IN CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or any rule adopted under the authority of this code, the provisions of this code relating to the regulation of or limitations on outdoor advertising signage, advertising revenue, or advertising signage in or on a licensed premises do not apply to an entity which owns a professional sports franchise which plays a majority of its home games in a municipally owned or leased regional economic development facility that is in a station or terminal complex of a rapid transit authority and to which Subchapter E, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, applies or to such a facility.
(b) A part of the cost of advertising revenue paid by a manufacturer to an entity under this section may not be charged to or paid, directly or indirectly, by the holder of a wholesaler's permit, general class B wholesaler's permit, local distributor's permit, or general distributor's license, except through the price paid by that holder for products purchased from the holders' supplier.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 86, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.175, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 345, eff. September 1, 2019.