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AI Laws USA tracks 60 entries for Texas: 32 statewide and 28 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page . Each entry links to its official source.
49 In effect 2 Enacted, not yet in effect 6 Proposed 1 No longer in effect 2 Blocked in court
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Statewide
Statewide AI rules and bills in Texas
Rule Status Takes or took effect
Texas PUCT large load interconnection rule (2026) In effect October 8, 2026 Texas AG data center water-reporting investigation (2026) In effect September 24, 2026 Texas Abbott directive: TCEQ data center permit pause (2026) In effect September 21, 2026 Texas TWDB data center water reporting penalties (2026) In effect September 14, 2026 Texas Gov. Abbott data center grid-connection audit freeze In effect August 3, 2026 TX TDI Bulletin B-0003-26 (AI in insurance) In effect June 12, 2026 AI Systems Code of Ethics and Minimum Risk Management and Go In effect March 1, 2026 TRAIGA In effect January 1, 2026 Texas HB 3512 government AI training mandate (2025) In effect September 1, 2025 TX SB 1621 — AI CSAM Rewrite In effect September 1, 2025 TX SB 20 — Obscene Material Depicting a Child In effect September 1, 2025 TX HB 581 — AI Sexual Material Age Verification In effect September 1, 2025 TX Government AI Governance (Subchapter S / SB 1964) In effect September 1, 2025 TX SB 2373 (AI Media / Phishing Financial Abuse) In effect September 1, 2025 TX SB 1188 (AI in Health Records) In effect September 1, 2025 TX SB 815 (No AI-Only Insurance Denials) In effect September 1, 2025 Texas SB 441 (deepfake NCII crime + website/AI-app/payment-processor liability) In effect September 1, 2025 Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character. In effect August 18, 2025 Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) In effect June 21, 2025 Texas v. Google In effect May 9, 2025 Texas v. Google ($1.375B) In effect May 9, 2025 Texas v. Allstate / Arity In effect January 13, 2025 Texas A&M System Regulation 29.01.05, Artificial Intelligenc In effect December 10, 2024 Texas v. Pieces Technologies In effect September 18, 2024 TDPSA In effect July 1, 2024 TX HB 2700 — AI/Altered CSAM In effect September 1, 2023 TX SB 1361 — Deepfake Intimate Video In effect September 1, 2023 TX SB 751 (2019, first state election deepfake law) In effect September 1, 2019 TX SB 2205 (2017 AV statute) In effect September 1, 2017 TX HB 912 (2013 drone privacy) In effect September 1, 2013 Texas CUBI (2009) In effect September 1, 2009 PUCT v. Texas AG — data center survey records Blocked in court Not yet set
Counties and cities
County and city AI rules and bills in Texas
Rule Where Status Takes or took effect
Austin County TX data center and BESS moratorium (2026) Austin County In effect July 27, 2026 North Richland Hills TX data center SUP regulations (2026) North Richland Hills In effect July 27, 2026 San Marcos citywide data center ban (Land Use Matrix amendme San Marcos In effect June 16, 2026 Hill County TX Data Center Developer Checklist Hill County In effect June 4, 2026 Comal County TX Resolution on Data Center Impacts Comal County In effect May 15, 2026 Austin Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Techn Austin In effect April 23, 2026 San Marcos City Council votes to discontinue Flock Safety AL San Marcos In effect December 2, 2025 Williamson County TX Data Center Subdivision & Infrastructure Standards Williamson County In effect August 19, 2025 Houston ISD Generative AI Guidebook & Permission/Consent Form (SY 25-26) Houston In effect August 1, 2025 Dallas ISD AI Handbook (Policies DEC/EIA/FD/FNCA amended) Dallas In effect June 24, 2025 Johnson County Sheriff nationwide Flock ALPR search (abortio Johnson County, TX (Johnson County Sheriff's Office) In effect May 9, 2025 Austin AI Governance Resolution (2025) Austin In effect April 24, 2025 Houston ISD Generative AI Guidebook Houston Independent School District In effect November 1, 2024 Dallas PD Clearview AI facial recognition policy Dallas In effect October 17, 2024 Arlington TX GenAI Policy Arlington In effect July 1, 2024 Fort Worth GenAI Policy Fort Worth In effect May 1, 2024 San Antonio GenAI Pilot Governance San Antonio In effect April 1, 2024 Denison TX free 1-yr BRINC drone trial (Jul. 2026) Denison In effect Not yet set Morris County resolution urging state oversight of data cent Morris County Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Lewisville Data Center Special-Use Permit Ordinance Lewisville Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Fort Bend ISD GoGuardian Web Content Filter and Student Moni Fort Bend Independent School District Proposed Not yet set Fort Worth TX 90-day moratorium process + Data Center Commission (Aug 11, 2026) Fort Worth Proposed Not yet set Denton TX proposed 90-day data center moratorium (2026) Denton Proposed Not yet set Lubbock TX proposed 90-day data center moratorium (2026) Lubbock Proposed Not yet set Bell County TX Data Center Oversight (under discussion) Bell County Proposed Not yet set San Antonio DC Water Disclosure San Antonio Proposed Not yet set Keller HOA / City of Keller v. Westlake TX data center suit (2026) Westlake Blocked in court Not yet set
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