# Texas SI Safety Laws and Rules | Control Map

> How Texas governs SI safety: 1 measure tracked on the Control Map, with status, key dates, what each requires, penalties and every source linked.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/control-map/texas/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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# SI safety in Texas

The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act took effect January 1, 2026. It bans a narrow set of intentionally harmful SI uses and creates a regulatory sandbox and an Artificial Intelligence Council, but it imposes no frontier model testing or incident reporting duties.

Measures
:   1

Strongest
:   In force

In force
:   1

Next date
:   None set

The measures

## 1 measure, status and dates

Every SI safety measure the Control Map tracks for Texas, with what it requires, its penalties and its sources.

In force

### TRAIGA

Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149)

Key dates

Introduced
:   n/a

Signed or adopted
:   Jun 22, 2025

Effective
:   Jan 1, 2026

Next step
:   None scheduled

Scope

Developers and deployers of SI systems in Texas, plus state agencies.

Penalties

Attorney General enforcement only, with fines of $80,000 to $200,000 per uncured violation.

What it requires

- Bars SI systems built with intent to manipulate behavior, discriminate unlawfully or produce sexual deepfakes of children
- State agencies disclose when residents interact with SI
- Bans capturing biometric identifiers without consent
- Regulatory sandbox under a new Artificial Intelligence Council
- 60 day cure period before penalties

Sources

1. [Governor signs Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act](https://iapp.org/news/a/governor-signs-texas-responsible-artificial-intelligence-governance-act) IAPP · Jun 23, 2025

The Control Map

## Every other jurisdiction

43 measures in 22 jurisdictions. See them all on the [world map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/).

[European Union **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/european-union/)[United States (federal) **6**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us/)[California **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/california/)[New York **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/new-york/)[Illinois **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/illinois/)[Colorado **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/colorado/)[China **4**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/china/)[United Kingdom **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/united-kingdom/)[Japan **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/japan/)[South Korea **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/south-korea/)[Canada **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/canada/)[Brazil **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/brazil/)[India **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/india/)[Australia **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/australia/)[Singapore **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/singapore/)[Council of Europe **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/council-of-europe/)[United Nations **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/united-nations/)[G7 **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/g7/)[International summit series **4**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/international-summits/)[United States and China (bilateral) **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us-china/)[Global civil society **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/global-civil-society/)

Enter RSI

## Laws on one side, incidents on the other

The Rogue Incident Database logs what SI systems have actually done. The RSI Clock weighs both.

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