Texas non-compete agreements remain enforceable only if they meet the Texas Business & Commerce Code § 15.50 “ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement” test and are reasonable in time, geography, and scope. The 2022 amendments to Texas’s non-compete law refined what qualifies as protectable goodwill and clarified limits in physician non-competes. This article explains how […]
Texas non-competes are enforceable in 2026 only if they satisfy the Texas Covenants Not to Compete Act—yet many will be functionally unusable if the FTC’s non-compete rule is in effect. Small businesses must draft with both Texas statutory requirements and fast-moving federal litigation risk in mind. This article explains how to structure a Texas non-compete
Texas non-compete agreements are enforceable only if they are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement and contain reasonable limits on time, geography, and scope under Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.50. Small businesses use them to protect customer relationships, confidential know-how, and key employees without risking an invalid, overbroad contract. This 2026 update explains
