{"slug": "texas-ai-law-policy-updates", "title": "Texas — AI Law & Policy Updates", "summary": "Texas's Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149) took effect in 2025, prohibiting AI-driven behavioral manipulation causing harm, unlawful discrimination, and synthetic media misuse. The law applies to businesses and state agencies, with enforcement by the Texas Attorney General and a 60-day cure period.", "body_md": "TRAIGA — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149, 2025) — **Status: In Effect**\n\nProhibits developing or deploying AI for intentional behavioral manipulation causing harm, unlawful discrimination, and unlawful synthetic media; applies to businesses and state agencies. Enforced exclusively by the Texas Attorney General with a 60-day cure period.\n\n**Recent developments:**", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/texas-ai-law-policy-updates", "canonical_source": "https://ai-law-tracker.com/laws/texas", "published_at": "2026-07-16 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-16 14:32:53.151648+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Texas", "Texas Attorney General"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/texas-ai-law-policy-updates", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/texas-ai-law-policy-updates.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/texas-ai-law-policy-updates.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/texas-ai-law-policy-updates.jsonld"}}