Unauthorized Use of The Trademark
TXDOT has sent more than 20 cease and desist letters to several organizations regarding their unauthorized use of the trademark phrase.
- A Texas-based company in Alabama used the slogan for a billboard campaign in February 2010
- The University of Texas at Austin agreed to stop selling t-shirts with the slogan after being contacted by the Texas Department of Transportation.
- The department attempted to block the Texas Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League from the sale of "Don't Mess With Texas Women" T-shirts, but was unsuccessful.
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