Privacy Laws Texas
TX

Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

TDPSA

Applies to any business that processes personal data and is not a 'small business' under the SBA definition. No consumer threshold. Very broad applicability.

Effective Date
2024-07-01
Enforcement
Attorney General
Consumer Threshold
No threshold
Revenue Threshold
No threshold

Key Requirements

Privacy notice with specific disclosures
Right to access, correct, delete personal data
Right to data portability
Right to opt-out of sale, targeted advertising, profiling
Data protection assessments
Consent for sensitive data processing
Universal opt-out mechanism recognition (from 2025)
Data minimization
Small business exemption (SBA definition)

Penalties

Up to $7,500 per violation.

Cure Period

30-day cure period

E-commerce Relevance

Very broad scope - applies unless you qualify as SBA small business. Must recognize universal opt-out signals from Jan 2025.