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Texas

The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) has applied since 1 Jan 2026: it bans a short list of intentional harmful AI uses, imposes disclosure duties on government and health-care AI, and creates a 36-month regulatory sandbox, enforced only by the Attorney General.

Targeted binding rulesApproach
1Rules tracked
1Binding and in force
0Upcoming deadlines

In force (1)

  • TRAIGA
    LawTexas Legislature / GovernorBinding

    Prohibits developing or deploying AI intended to incite self-harm or crime, to discriminate intentionally against protected classes (disparate impact alone is not enough), or to produce child sexual abuse material and unlawful deepfakes; bars government social scoring and certain biometric identification. Government agencies and health-care providers must disclose AI interactions, and a 36-month regulatory sandbox and advisory AI Council are created.

    In forceEffective 1 Jan 2026

What the rules require

Obligation types found across Texas's instruments. Filled dot: imposed by a binding instrument. Ring: guidance only.

Prohibited usesTRAIGA
Transparency to usersTRAIGA
Regulatory sandboxTRAIGA
PenaltiesTRAIGA

Timeline