Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, consumer rights and assessments

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code secs. 541.051-541.053, 541.105

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In force since 1 July 2024.

A data subject rights rule binding private bodies.

As of 23 August 2026.

What it requires

Give a Texas consumer a means to confirm whether you process their personal data, access it, correct it, delete it, and receive a portable copy.
Offer a Texas consumer an opt-out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling that produces a legal or similarly significant effect.
Respond to a consumer rights request without undue delay and no later than 45 days after receipt, with one 45-day extension available, and respond to an appeal of a refusal within 60 days.
Conduct and document a data protection assessment before targeted advertising, sale of personal data, certain profiling, or sensitive-data processing.

What this law does

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TDPSA gives a Texas consumer the right to confirm and access their personal data, correct inaccuracies, delete data, obtain a portable copy, and opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling that produces a legal or similarly significant effect, exercisable against the controller.

A controller must respond without undue delay and no later than 45 days after receipt, with one 45-day extension available, must answer an appeal of a refusal within 60 days, and must conduct and document a data protection assessment before targeted advertising, sale, certain profiling, sensitive-data processing, or other heightened-risk processing.

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Read the law

official Texas statute text, Business and Commerce Code chapter 541, Texas Constitution and Statutes System

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