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How to Draft and Enforce a Texas Non-Compete Agreement After the 2024 FTC Non-Compete Rule Challenges

Business and Corporate Security / Jack Gilbert

Texas non-compete agreements remain enforceable in 2026 if they meet Texas Business & Commerce Code § 15.50’s “ancillary to” and “reasonable limitations” requirements. Ongoing court challenges to the FTC’s 2024 non-compete rule have created uncertainty nationally, but Texas employers still draft and litigate under established Texas statute and case law. This article explains how to […]

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How to Enforce a Non-Compete Agreement in Texas After the 2023 Covenants Not to Compete Act

In Texas, you can enforce a non-compete only if it is ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement and reasonable in time, geography, and scope under Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.50. The 2023 Covenants Not to Compete Act sharpened how courts evaluate restrictive covenants and reinforced Texas’s policy favoring tailored, protectable interests over overbroad