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Texas AI Law Tracker
Source-linked statute and enforcement records.
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The entries below identify the statute or action, its timing and the dated legal status. Court relief and later changes appear in the entry history. Each entry has its own Law checked through date.
| Title | Jurisdiction | Bill or Action | Code Pinpoints | Effective or Event Date | Current Status | Summary | Sources | Related | Law Checked Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act | Texas | HB 149, 2025 | Business and Commerce Code Chapters 551 to 554. | January 1, 2026 | Statute in Effect | Includes targeted prohibitions, disclosure, AG enforcement, cure, penalties and a regulatory sandbox. | Legal category: Texas statute |
TRAIGA Explained | |
| TRAIGA Changes to Privacy and Biometrics | Texas | HB 149, 2025 | Business and Commerce Code 541.104 and 503.001. | January 1, 2026 | Statute in Effect | Processor assistance is separate from contract terms; AI and security biometric exceptions are conditional. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Personal Data and Biometric Information in AI Systems | |
| Health Records and Diagnostic AI | Texas | SB 1188, 2025 | Health and Safety Code Chapter 183. | September 1, 2025; storage transition January 1, 2026 | Statute in Effect | Diagnosis-related AI disclosures and physician review; electronic records stored in the US or a US territory. | Legal category: Texas statute |
AI in Texas Health Care | |
| Automated Utilization Review | Texas | SB 815, 2025 | Insurance Code 4201.002, .156 and .303. | September 1, 2025; specified plans January 1, 2026 | Statute in Effect | Bars covered adverse determinations made wholly or partly by an automated system; administrative and fraud uses differ. | Legal category: Texas statute |
AI in Insurance and Financial Services | |
| Government AI Systems | Texas | SB 1964, 2025 | Government Code 2054.701 to .713, as added by SB 1964. | September 1, 2025; implementing rules March 18, 2026 | Statute in Effect | Assessments, responsibilities, transparency and vendor provisions have entity-specific coverage. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Government AI and Public Records | |
| State AI Governance and Reporting | Texas | HB 2818, 2025 | Government Code 2054.701 to .705, as added by HB 2818. | September 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | These section numbers overlap SB 1964. Name the act with the pinpoint. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Government AI and Public Records | |
| Government AI Training and Ethics | Texas | HB 3512, 2025 | Government Code 2054.5191 and .5192. | September 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | Read training-program coverage and the employing entity’s duties. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Government AI and Public Records | |
| Sexual Deepfakes | Texas | SB 441, 2025 | Penal Code 21.165; Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 98B. | September 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | Criminal written-consent elements and civil remedies differ; Section 98B.002 contains a 72-hour request duty. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Deepfakes, Voice Clones, and Likeness | |
| Social Media Explicit Deepfake Reports | Texas | HB 3133, 2025 | Business and Commerce Code 120.102 and .1025. | September 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | Immediate confirmation, removal and reasonable copy-removal efforts; a seven-day status update is not a seven-day removal allowance. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Deepfakes, Voice Clones, and Likeness | |
| AI Sexual Material Tools and Minors | Texas | HB 581, 2025 | Civil Practice and Remedies Code 129B.002 and .0045. | September 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | Age and access restrictions; the specified adult-consent source-image exception has conditions. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Minors, Apps, and AI | |
| Obscene Visual Material Appearing to Depict a Child | Texas | SB 20, 2025 | Penal Code 43.235. | September 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | Includes artificially generated material meeting the offense definition; not a ban on every illustration of a minor. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Deepfakes, Voice Clones, and Likeness | |
| App Store Accountability Act | Texas | SB 2420, 2025 | Business and Commerce Code Chapter 121. | January 1, 2026, subject to litigation orders | Statute in Effect; Preliminary Injunction Stayed | December 2025 injunction; June 4, 2026 Fifth Circuit stay; July 6 Supreme Court refusal to vacate stay. The cited orders permitted enforcement; neither decided the merits. Later merits disposition was not located in this check. Entry history: December 2025 injunction; June 4, 2026 Fifth Circuit stay; July 6 Supreme Court refusal to vacate stay. The cited orders permitted enforcement; neither decided the merits. Later merits disposition was not located in this check. |
Legal category: Texas statute |
Minors, Apps, and AI | |
| Election Deepfake Video | Texas | Existing Election Code; SB 893 was not enacted in 2025 | Election Code 255.004. | Existing statute in effect; proposed 2025 expansion not enacted | Statute in Effect; Proposed Legislation Not Enacted | Existing intent, content and 30-day election-window elements govern; do not use the unpassed audio-and-image expansion. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Deepfakes, Voice Clones, and Likeness | |
| SCOPE Act and Fifth Circuit Relief | Texas | HB 18, 2023 | Business and Commerce Code Chapter 509. | September 1, 2024, subject to judicial relief | Statute in Effect; Partly Enjoined | July 24, 2026 opinion affirmed CCIA/NetChoice preliminary relief on 509.053 and vacated the separate SEAT relief for standing. It did not invalidate the entire act. Entry history: July 24, 2026 opinion affirmed CCIA/NetChoice preliminary relief on 509.053 and vacated the separate SEAT relief for standing. It did not invalidate the entire act. |
Legal category: Texas statute |
Minors, Apps, and AI | |
| Texas Data Privacy and Security Act | Texas | HB 4, 2023 | Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541. | July 1, 2024; small-business sensitive-sale provision January 1, 2025 | Statute in Effect | Covered-controller duties and small-business 541.107 have different scope. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Personal Data and Biometric Information in AI Systems | |
| Commercial Biometric Identifiers | Texas | Existing CUBI; amended by HB 149 | Business and Commerce Code 503.001. | Existing statute; AI amendments January 1, 2026 | Statute in Effect | Consent, possession and destruction provisions; exemptions and exceptions must be read separately. | Legal category: Texas statute |
Personal Data and Biometric Information in AI Systems | |
| Pieces Health Care AI Settlement | Texas | Texas Attorney General agreement | DTPA assurances of voluntary compliance. | September 18, 2024 announced | Settled Enforcement Action | Accuracy and safety marketing allegations resolved by agreement; not a trial finding. | Legal category: AG enforcement settlement |
Before a Business Adopts an AI Tool | |
| Meta Biometric Settlement | Texas | Texas Attorney General settlement | Business and Commerce Code 503.001. | July 30, 2024 announced | Settled Enforcement Action | $1.4 billion announced settlement concerning alleged biometric practices. | Legal category: AG enforcement settlement |
Personal Data and Biometric Information in AI Systems | |
| Google Privacy Settlement | Texas | Texas Attorney General settlement | Biometric, location and incognito allegations. | October 31, 2025 finalized | Settled Enforcement Action | $1.375 billion final resolution; the May 9 announcement described an agreement in principle. | Legal category: AG enforcement settlement |
Personal Data and Biometric Information in AI Systems | |
| Allstate and Arity Privacy Suit | Texas | Texas Attorney General filing | TDPSA allegations involving driving data. | January 13, 2025 announced | Enforcement Litigation; Allegations | The filing announcement is not an adjudicated violation or a statement of the latest merits disposition. | Legal category: AG enforcement lawsuit |
Personal Data and Biometric Information in AI Systems | |
| Mental Health Chatbot Investigation | Texas | Texas Attorney General investigation | Meta AI Studio and Character.AI. | August 18, 2025 announced | Agency Investigation | Investigation announcement, not a liability finding. | Legal category: AG investigation |
Chatbots and AI Companions | |
| TRAIGA Complaint Portal | Texas | Texas Attorney General implementation | Business and Commerce Code 552.102; HB 149 Section 8. | September 1, 2026 statutory deadline; portal accessible October 10 check | Enforcement Infrastructure Available | Live official complaint mechanism verified; the page does not establish its first day online. | Legal category: AG complaint portal |
The TRAIGA Complaint Portal Is Open | |
| DIR AI Rules and Code of Ethics | Texas | 1 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 219 | March 13, 2026 Texas Register adoption. | March 18, 2026 | Agency Rules in Effect | Seven ethics principles; implementation coverage differs by entity and system. | Legal category: Texas agency rule |
DIR Adopts a Statewide AI Code of Ethics | |
| TDI AI Bulletin | Texas | Bulletin B-0003-26 | Insurance regulatory expectations. | June 12, 2026 issued | Agency Guidance | Supervisory expectations under existing law; a bulletin is not independently a statute. | Legal category: Texas agency guidance |
TDI Bulletin B-0003-26 on Insurers’ Use of AI | |
| Federal State-AI-Law Executive Action | Federal | Executive Order 14365 | Task force, Commerce review and funding directions. | December 11, 2025 issued | Executive Action | Task force memo January 9 and Colorado intervention request April 24 verified. These documents do not themselves preempt a Texas statute. | Legal category: Federal executive action |
Federal Preemption and State AI Laws | |
| White House AI Legislative Framework | Federal | White House recommendations | National policy recommendations. | March 20, 2026 released | Recommendations | Recommendations to Congress, not enacted duties. | Legal category: Federal policy recommendations |
Federal Preemption and State AI Laws | |
| FTC AI Accuracy Statement | Federal | Docket FTC-2026-0859 | Proposed policy statement. | Posted June 30, 2026; comments closed July 31 | Proposed Agency Policy | Agency comment record identifies a proposal; no final issuance was located. It is not itself a federal preemption holding. | Legal category: Federal agency proposal |
The FTC’s Proposed Policy Statement on AI Accuracy | |
| TAKE IT DOWN Platform Duties | Federal | Public Law 119-12 | Section 3 valid-notice removal process. | May 19, 2026 platform compliance date | Statute in Effect | 48-hour removal and reasonable efforts for identified copies after a valid request; platform definition controls. | Legal category: Federal statute |
TAKE IT DOWN Act Platform Duties Are Now Enforceable | |
| Texas Court Filing Rule Proposal | Texas | Misc | Docket 26-9054. TRCP 13; TRAP 9 and 52. | June 26, 2026 proposal | Proposed Court Rules | The proposal anticipated October 1; no final adoption order was located. Do not call the proposal effective. | Legal category: Texas court rule proposal |
AI in Legal Research and Court Filings | |
| Northern District AI Brief Disclosure | Federal | Local Civil Rule 7.2(f) | September 1, 2026 local civil rules. | September 1, 2026 | Court Rule in Effect | First-page brief disclosure; current judge requirements are separate and can be stricter. | Legal category: Federal court rule |
AI in Legal Research and Court Filings | |
| Federal Evidence Rule 707 Proposal | Federal | Evidence Rules Committee materials | September 23, 2026 agenda release. | Published version withdrawn May 7, 2026; further study | Proposed Rule; Not Operative | Modified proposal scheduled for October 15 discussion, after this research cutoff. | Legal category: Federal rulemaking proposal |
Proposed Federal Evidence Rule 707 Returns for Further Study | |
| Next Texas Regular Session | Texas | Texas Legislative Council calendar | 90th Legislature. | Prefiling November 9, 2026; session January 12, 2027 | Official Future Calendar | Watch subjects are editorial analysis, not filed bills or predictions of enactment. | Legal category: Official calendar |
The 2027 Texas Session: Calendar and What to Watch | |
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