AI Compliance for Education & EdTech in Texas

Last verified: March 24, 2026

Regulatory Status

HB-149

Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA)

enacted

Signed June 22, 2025; effective January 1, 2026. TRAIGA is Texas's primary comprehensive AI governance law from the 89th Legislature. It establishes prohibited AI practices applying to all entities that promote, advertise, or conduct business in Texas, produce products or services for Texas residents, or develop/deploy AI systems in the state. Key prohibitions cover behavioral manipulation (inciting self-harm, violence, or criminal activity), government social scoring, unlawful discrimination, government biometric identification from public sources without consent, and constitutional rights infringement via AI. Government agencies must disclose to consumers when they are interacting with an AI system, using clear and conspicuous language free of dark patterns; healthcare-provider AI disclosure to patients is governed separately by Texas SB 1188. Enforcement is exclusively by the Texas Attorney General; no private right of action exists. A 36-month regulatory sandbox program allows companies to test AI systems with certain requirements waived. The law also establishes the Texas Artificial Intelligence Council (seven members) to advise on ethical, privacy, and public safety implications — though the Council cannot adopt binding rules.

Effective: 2026-01-01 View Bill Text →

Key Requirements

Prohibition on Behavioral Manipulation Cannot develop or deploy AI systems intentionally designed to incite or encourage a person to commit physical self-harm (including suicide), harm another person, or engage in criminal activity
Government Social Scoring Ban Government entities cannot use AI to assign detrimental categorical scores to individuals based on their behavior or personal characteristics
Biometric Identification Prohibition (Government Entities) Government entities cannot use AI with publicly available images or data to uniquely identify individuals via biometric identifiers without consent (law enforcement and fraud prevention excepted). This prohibition does not apply to private-sector employers; their biometric consent obligations for AI tools — such as video-interview face or voice capture — are governed by Texas's CUBI statute (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §503.001), which TRAIGA amended effective January 1, 2026
Unlawful Discrimination Prohibition Cannot intentionally deploy AI to discriminate against protected classes under state and federal law; note that disparate impact alone is insufficient to prove intent
Constitutional Rights Protection Cannot develop or deploy AI systems designed to infringe constitutional rights or target individuals based on constitutionally protected characteristics
AI Interaction Disclosure Government agencies must disclose to consumers, before or at the time of interaction, that they are interacting with an AI system; disclosures must be clear and conspicuous with no dark patterns. Healthcare-provider AI disclosure to patients is governed separately by Texas SB 1188 (effective September 1, 2025), not by TRAIGA

Insurance Implications

Relevant policy types: E&O, Cyber, D&O, CGL

Compliance Gaps to Address

No bias audit of AI admissions or enrollment prediction models
No student or parent notification that AI is used in assessment or proctoring
Lack of transparency in how AI-generated risk scores affect academic interventions
Unaware that E&O or CGL AI exclusions may leave EdTech liability incidents uncovered

Where this lands operationally

Gridex maps Texas education & edtech AI obligations into intake, review, documentation, and audit-trail controls.

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