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AI regulation in Texas (United States)

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 (United States) has 1 recorded AI policy instrument, 1 of them binding and 1 in force. TRAIGA in force from 1 January 2026; enforcement by the Attorney General. Regulators include Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Texas Department of Information Resources.

Type
State
Region
Americas
Instruments recorded
1
Binding instruments
1
In force
1
Obligations recorded
7
Regulators
Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Texas Department of Information Resources
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

Texas enacted the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA, HB 149) in June 2025, effective 1 January 2026. Narrower than Colorado's law, it prohibits specific harmful uses (manipulation to incite self-harm or crime, social scoring by government, unlawful discrimination with intent, certain biometric identification by government, sexual deepfakes of minors), requires government agencies to disclose AI interaction to consumers, creates an AI regulatory sandbox and a Texas AI Council, and gives the Attorney General exclusive enforcement with a 60-day cure period.

What is the current regulatory status?

TRAIGA in force from 1 January 2026; enforcement by the Attorney General.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). Strategy or guidance: none recorded.

Key policy instruments

Texas (United States) Act / statute In force Binding

Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA)

Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149, 89th Legislature)

Signed on 22 June 2025 and effective 1 January 2026, TRAIGA bans developing or deploying AI systems intended to manipulate people into self-harm or crime, government social scoring, biometric identification by government from public data without consent, intentional unlawful discrimination against protected classes, and production of child sexual abuse material or unlawful sexual deepfakes. State agencies and health-care providers must disclose AI interactions. It creates a 36-month regulatory sandbox administered by the Department of Information Resources, a Texas Artificial Intelligence Council, and gives the Attorney General exclusive enforcement with civil penalties after a 60-day cure period; disparate impact alone does not prove intent to discriminate.

Applies from 1 Jan 2026 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Texas (United States)
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) Act / statute In force Binding Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) adopted
  2. · Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) entered into force and applies from this date

No future deadlines are recorded for Texas; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Texas feed · how it works

Latest changes

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.
  3. Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. HB 149, 89th Legislature (Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act)
    Texas Legislature Online · 2025-06-22 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Texas (United States)”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-texas (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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  title        = {{AI regulation in Texas (United States)}},
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  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-texas},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does Texas (United States) have an AI law?

Yes. 1 binding instrument is in force: Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA).

Who regulates AI in Texas (United States)?

Office of the Attorney General of Texas (Exclusive enforcement of TRAIGA); Texas Department of Information Resources (Administers the AI regulatory sandbox and state AI guidance).

What is the status of AI regulation in Texas (United States)?

TRAIGA in force from 1 January 2026; enforcement by the Attorney General.

What is binding and what is only guidance in Texas (United States)?

Binding: Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). Strategy or guidance: none recorded.

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