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Texas signs the Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective 1 January 2026

Concerns Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA)

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Texas signs the Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective 1 January 2026. Recorded for Texas (United States) on 22 June 2025. It concerns the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). Afterwards the instrument is recorded as adopted. In practice: Developers and deployers serving Texas should screen for prohibited intents and document NIST-aligned governance to use the statutory defences.

Date
22 June 2025
Jurisdiction
Texas (United States)
Instrument
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA)
Impact
High
Status afterwards
Adopted
Official source
Texas Legislature Online

What changed?

The Governor signed HB 149, banning AI intended to manipulate people into self-harm or crime, government social scoring and certain biometric uses, requiring government AI disclosure, and creating a sandbox and AI council with Attorney General enforcement.

What does it mean in practice?

Developers and deployers serving Texas should screen for prohibited intents and document NIST-aligned governance to use the statutory defences.

Official source

HB 149 (89R)Texas Legislature Online · 22 Jun 2025

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Texas signs the Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective 1 January 2026” [AIPT-CHG-0116, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0116 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-CHG-0116: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: HB 149 (89R), Texas Legislature Online, https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB149.

BibTeX 
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_texassignstheresponsible,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{Texas signs the Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective 1 January 2026}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-06-22-texas-traiga-signed}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-06-22-texas-traiga-signed},
  urldate      = {2026-11-08},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 8 November 2026}
}

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