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Texas now regulates high-risk AI. The second-largest state economy demands governance.

The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) took effect January 1, 2026, establishing governance requirements for deployers of high-risk AI systems. With Texas home to major energy, healthcare, financial services, and defense industries, TRAIGA creates compliance obligations across the state's $2.1 trillion economy. AI Asset Assurance provides the independent evaluation and impact assessment documentation TRAIGA requires.

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REGULATION STATUS
LawTRAIGA (HB 1709)
StatusEffective Jan 1, 2026
ScopeHigh-risk AI deployers in TX
EnforcementTX Attorney General
AI Asset Assurance coverageFull evaluation
What the regulation requires

TRAIGA requirements mapped to AI Asset Assurance capabilities

Texas takes a risk-based approach focused on deployer accountability, transparency, and the Texas Attorney General's investigative authority.

AI governance programs

TRAIGA Core Requirement

Deployers of high-risk AI systems must implement governance programs including risk management frameworks, inventory of AI systems, and documentation of decision-making processes.

AI Asset Assurance: Independent evaluation provides the risk assessment foundation for your governance program. Five structurally independent validators evaluate each AI system. The certification report documents decision-making, risk factors, and remediation steps.

Impact assessments

TRAIGA Impact Assessment

High-risk AI deployers must conduct impact assessments evaluating the AI system's potential for algorithmic discrimination, privacy risks, and effects on consumers.

AI Asset Assurance: Shapley attribution provides per-variable causal analysis of algorithmic discrimination risk. The evaluation identifies which specific variables drive disparate outcomes and provides prescriptive remediation with projected improvement metrics.

Consumer transparency

TRAIGA Disclosure

Consumers must be notified when AI is used in consequential decisions affecting them. Clear disclosure of AI involvement and the ability to contest decisions are required.

AI Asset Assurance: Per-decision Shapley attribution generates human-readable explanations of what the AI decided and why, supporting the transparency disclosures TRAIGA requires.

Attorney General enforcement

TRAIGA Enforcement

The Texas Attorney General has investigative authority including civil investigative demands. Violations are actionable under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

AI Asset Assurance: Independent evaluation documentation provides evidence of reasonable care if the AG investigates. A structurally independent evaluation is stronger evidence than internal testing or single-vendor assessment.
Texas-specific exposure

Why Texas matters for AI governance

Texas is home to industries with the highest AI deployment density — and the highest consequential-decision risk.

Energy sector

Houston is the energy capital of the world. AI is deployed in energy trading, grid management, pipeline safety, and environmental monitoring. Algorithmic decisions affecting energy pricing, worker safety, and environmental compliance are high-risk under TRAIGA.

Healthcare (TX Medical Center)

The Texas Medical Center in Houston is the world's largest medical complex. AI in clinical decision support, utilization review, and patient triage creates TRAIGA compliance obligations alongside federal requirements.

Financial services

Dallas-Fort Worth is a major financial center. AI in credit decisions, insurance underwriting, and investment management at Texas-headquartered companies (USAA, Charles Schwab, Comerica) requires TRAIGA impact assessments.

Defense and aerospace

Texas hosts more military installations than any other state. AI in defense contracting, personnel decisions, and logistics at companies like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and L3Harris creates unique TRAIGA intersection with federal AI requirements.

Pricing

AI Asset Assurance for Texas RAIGA compliance

Texas companies deploying high-risk AI can establish TRAIGA compliance with a single AI Asset Assurance engagement.

State Compliance
$16,000

Single-regulation evaluation. TRAIGA impact assessment documentation. Algorithmic discrimination analysis. Prescriptive remediation report.

Multi-State Compliance
$32,000

Texas + Colorado + California in one engagement. Companies operating across multiple states get comprehensive multi-jurisdiction compliance.

Founding Partner
$10,700

33% founding partner discount. First 20 organizations. Priority access to evaluation pipeline.

Texas RAIGA is live. Is your AI governance program ready?

The Texas Attorney General has investigative authority over AI governance violations. Independent evaluation documents your reasonable care. Start now.

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