TEXAS AI REPORT

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Texas, Colorado, and the EU Just Diverged on AI Law. Here's the New Map.

Colorado repealed its original AI Act in May 2026 and replaced it with a narrower disclosure model. The three major AI legal regimes now operate on fundamentally different logics — and different timetables.

TRAIGA Is Six Months Old. No Enforcement Actions — But the Machinery Is Being Built.

There are no publicly reported TRAIGA enforcement actions yet, but AG Paxton's office has been building its enforcement infrastructure since the law was signed. September 1 is the next inflection point.

What Texas Companies Get Wrong About TRAIGA Readiness

The biggest TRAIGA risk isn't the headline penalties. It's process: no AI inventory, no paper trail, no time to re-engineer a system inside a 60-day cure window.

Does TRAIGA Apply to Your Business? A Scope Guide.

TRAIGA's reach is wider than most Texas companies realize — but its duties are narrower, and exemptions carve out specific industries and interactions.

TRAIGA Compliance Checklist for Texas General Counsel

TRAIGA has been in effect since January 1. The AG's complaint portal opens September 1. Here's what GCs and compliance owners need to do now — before the first CID lands.

Texas Enacts One of the Nation's First Comprehensive AI Laws

Gov. Abbott signed HB 149 on June 22, 2025. TRAIGA takes effect January 1, 2026 — and it brings disclosure mandates, prohibited-use rules, and tiered civil penalties reaching $200,000 per violation for the most serious cases.