{
 "record_id": "WTA-R-US-TX-0001-001",
 "kind": "obligation",
 "record": {
  "record_id": "WTA-R-US-TX-0001-001",
  "provision": "Bus. & Com. Code Section 552.051(b)-(e)",
  "applies_to": [
   "Public bodies"
  ],
  "duty": "Tell each consumer clearly, conspicuously and in plain language, before or at the time of interaction, that they are interacting with an AI system, even if it would be obvious, and do not use dark patterns.",
  "type": "Transparency to users",
  "status": "applies now",
  "applies_from": "2026-01-01",
  "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-US-TX-0001-001/",
  "rule": {
   "record_id": "WTA-R-US-TX-0001",
   "id": "us-tx-traiga-hb149-2025",
   "title": "Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149)",
   "jurisdiction": "US-TX",
   "jurisdiction_name": "Texas",
   "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/rule/us-tx-traiga-hb149-2025/"
  },
  "penalty": "Attorney General only, after written notice and a 60-day cure period: $10,000-$12,000 per curable violation, $80,000-$200,000 per uncurable violation, $2,000-$40,000 per day of continuing violation, plus injunctions; no private right of action (Bus. & Com. Code 552.101, 552.104, 552.105).",
  "scope_note": "Applies to governmental agencies that make AI systems intended to interact with consumers available. A hyperlink to a separate page may be used.",
  "date_note": "HB 149 signed 22 Jun 2025; takes effect 1 Jan 2026 (Section 10).",
  "source_url": "https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00149F.htm",
  "verified_on": "2026-10-08",
  "citation": "WTA-R-US-TX-0001-001: Bus. & Com. Code Section 552.051(b)-(e), Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149). wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-US-TX-0001-001/ (checked 2026-10-08)."
 },
 "history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-08",
   "id": "WTA-R-US-TX-0001-001",
   "change": "changed",
   "field": "duty",
   "from": "Tell each consumer, before or at the time of interaction, that they are interacting with an AI system, clearly, conspicuously and in plain language, even if it would be obvious, without dark patterns.",
   "to": "Tell each consumer clearly, conspicuously and in plain language, before or at the time of interaction, that they are interacting with an AI system, even if it would be obvious, and do not use dark patterns."
  }
 ],
 "note": "Informational, not legal advice. Every record links to its official source; check it before relying on a record. Cite as \"Source: wheresthe.ai\"."
}