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Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act

Texas H.B. 149, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, establishes statewide AI disclosure, prohibited-use, enforcement and regulatory-sandbox rules effective 1 January 2026.

The Act applies to developers and deployers doing business in Texas or supplying AI systems to Texas residents. It requires specified disclosures, prohibits listed harmful, discriminatory, biometric and government social-scoring uses, creates the Texas Artificial Intelligence Council and regulatory sandbox, and assigns exclusive civil enforcement to the Attorney General.

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Risk classification summary
The Act does not establish a general risk-tier taxonomy; it regulates specified actors and prohibited or specially governed uses.
Requirements summary
Government entities and health-care providers must make specified AI disclosures. The Act prohibits intentionally designed harmful or criminal uses, government social scoring, certain biometric identification without consent, intentional constitutional-rights violations, intentional discrimination, and specified sexual deepfake or child-simulation content.
Affected entities
Developers and deployers supplying or using AI systems in Texas, persons doing business in Texas or serving Texas residents, government entities, health-care providers and state agencies within the Act’s scope.
Enforcement summary
The Texas Attorney General has exclusive civil-enforcement authority after notice and a 60-day cure period; professional licensing agencies may impose sanctions within their jurisdiction. No private right of action is created.
Penalty summary
After an uncured violation, civil penalties range from $10,000 to $12,000 for a curable violation or breach of a cure statement, $80,000 to $200,000 for an uncurable violation, and $2,000 to $40,000 per day for a continuing violation. Licensing agencies may impose penalties up to $100,000.

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