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AI Laws in Texas

Every AI-related law currently on the books or recently enacted in Texas. Each entry below shows the effective date, regulated scope, key triggers, enforcement authority, and penalty exposure — plus a link to the statute text.

Laws at a glance

Texas's AI statutes cover: AI developer, algorithmic discrimination, automated decision-making, consequential decision, high-risk AI, profiling, regulatory sandbox, state agency AI. Details for each law follow below. Note that individual statutes frequently have phased effective dates — pay close attention to which provisions apply when for your entity.

Each law, in detail

Effective 2024-07-01

TX HB 2060 (AI Advisory Council) and TDPSA

Scope: HB 2060 created a state AI Advisory Council; Texas Data Privacy and Security Act regulates processing of personal data and includes profiling opt-out rights applicable to automated decision-making.

Key triggers / concepts

profilingautomated decision-makingstate agency AIconsequential decision

Enforcement authority

Texas Attorney General

Penalties

Up to $7,500 per violation under TDPSA

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Effective enacted 2025-06-22

TX HB 149 (Texas Responsible AI Governance Act / TRAIGA)

Scope: Regulates developers and deployers of AI used for consequential decisions in Texas, prohibits AI intended to incite harm or discriminate against protected classes, and creates a regulatory sandbox.

Key triggers / concepts

consequential decisionhigh-risk AIalgorithmic discriminationAI developerregulatory sandbox

Enforcement authority

Texas Attorney General

Penalties

$10,000 to $200,000 per violation, with $40,000/day continuing violation penalties

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