Texas Enacts AI Consumer Protection Law

By Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, Thea McCullough & August Gweon on July 1, 2025

Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Consumer, Data Protection, Privacy, Technology

On June 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (“TRAIGA”) (HB 149) into law. The law, which takes effect on January 1, 2026, makes Texas the second state to enact comprehensive AI consumer protection legislation, following the 2024 enactment of the Colorado…

Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation into Car Manufacturers’ Collection and Sale of Drivers’ Data

By Libbie Canter, Jennifer Johnson, Lily Katharine Hines, Christina Higgins & Jorge Ortiz on June 11, 2024

Posted in Data Protection, Privacy

On June 6, the Texas Attorney General published a news release announcing that the Attorney General has opened an investigation into several car manufacturers. The news release states that the investigation was opened “after widespread reporting that [car manufacturers] have secretly been collecting mass amounts of data about drivers directly…