Governmental entities must not use AI for social scoring

Practical action

Screen agency scoring, eligibility and risk-ranking tools for social-scoring characteristics before procurement or build.

Who does it apply to?

Texas governmental entities developing or deploying AI that scores or classifies people.

Actors

Public authority / government body

Sectors

Public services and governmentLaw enforcement and justice

Use cases

AI in public servicesAI in law enforcement

Applies from: 1 January 2026

Which controls meet this duty?

Satisfies: the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for. Supports: it contributes but the duty needs more. Each control page lists every other duty it serves, so work done once can be counted once.

• satisfiesProcessAI governance lead · once per ai system
  Prohibited and unacceptable-use screening gate

  Serves 7 recorded duties · evidence: Prohibited-use screening record, Screening list and escalation procedure

  Screens public-sector scoring tools against the ban.

• supportsProcessAgency AI officer · annual
  Public-sector AI use-case register and algorithmic transparency

  Serves 6 recorded duties · evidence: Public AI use-case inventory, Algorithmic transparency statement for one use case, Inventory review and publication sign-off

  Register is the population to be screened.

Templates that cover this duty

Generated from the records. Free · no account · links emailed to your work address. This duty is cited in each file with its source reference and a link back here.

• AI Acceptable Use Policy

  Policy · DOCX · v1

• ISO/IEC 42001 Gap Assessment and Statement of Applicability

  Assessment · XLSX · v3

• NIST AI RMF ↔ EU AI Act ↔ ISO/IEC 42001 Crosswalk

  Crosswalk · XLSX · v5

• AI Audit Evidence Tracker

  Register · XLSX · v1

All 7 templates that cover it →

What evidence would a reviewer expect?

Framework mappings

Original editorial crosswalks. They cite clause numbers only and reproduce no standard text; confidence reflects how direct the mapping is.

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Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Governmental entities must not use AI for social scoring (Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA))” [AIPT-OBL-0107, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0107 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-OBL-0107: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

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

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Similar obligations in other instruments

• Do not deploy or provide AI for prohibited practices — EU AI Act, European Union
• Developers and deployers must not use AI to incite self-harm, harm to others or crime — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Governmental entities must not use AI for biometric identification from public data without consent where it infringes rights — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Developers and deployers must not use AI with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against a protected class — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Developers and distributors must not build AI intended to produce child sexual abuse material or unlawful sexual deepfakes — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)