TRAIGA in force as Business and Commerce Code Chapter 552, enforceable only by the Attorney General
The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act took effect on January 1st, 2026 as Chapter 552 of the Business and Commerce Code. It bans developing or deploying an AI system with intent to unlawfully discriminate, to manipulate behavior, for social scoring or to produce certain illegal content. It also requires government agencies to tell people when they are interacting with an AI system. The Attorney General has exclusive enforcement authority and the statute creates no private right of action.
How to take part
Individuals can't sue under this chapter. The route is a complaint to the Attorney General. A related statute requires that office to run an online AI complaint page. See item tx-2026-0010 for that page's statutory basis and for the verification gap on whether it exists yet.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Dates
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-22 | signed | HB 149 signed by the Governor |
| 2026-01-01 | effective | Chapter 552 took effect |
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1174 (H.B. 149), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2026.Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 552, Artificial Intelligence Protection, source note to Sec. 552.001 Primary source, official
(a) The attorney general has exclusive authority to enforce this chapter, except to the extent provided by Section 552.106 . (b) This chapter does not provide a basis for, and is not subject to, a private right of action for a violation of this chapter or any other law.Texas Business and Commerce Code Sec. 552.101, Enforcement Authority Primary source, official
(1) for each violation the court determines to be curable or a breach of a statement submitted to the attorney general under Section 552.104 (b)(2), not less than $10,000 and not more than $12,000; (2) for each violation the court determines to be uncurable, not less than $80,000 and not more than $200,000; and (3) for a continued violation, not less than $2,000 and not more than $40,000 for each day the violation continues.Texas Business and Commerce Code Sec. 552.105, Civil Penalty; Injunction Primary source, official
(b) A person may not develop or deploy an artificial intelligence system with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against a protected class in violation of state or federal law. (c) For purposes of this section, a disparate impact is not sufficient by itself to demonstrate an intent to discriminate.Texas Business and Commerce Code Sec. 552.056, Unlawful Discrimination Primary source, official
(c) A person is required to make the disclosure under Subsection (b) regardless of whether it would be obvious to a reasonable consumer that the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence system.Texas Business and Commerce Code Sec. 552.051, Disclosure to Consumers Primary source, official
(c) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person used reasonable care as required under this chapter.Texas Business and Commerce Code Sec. 552.105, Civil Penalty; Injunction Primary source, official