Texas voice AI call laws
Texas is a one-party consent state for call recording, at least one participant (which can be you) must consent. AI-specific disclosure legislation is pending or newly enacted here, track its status before relying on it. Verify the current rule with counsel.
What makes Texas different
Texas is a one-party consent state, so the recording rule itself is not the trap. What sets Texas apart right now is pending legislation: the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) is tracked in our dataset as pending, with its effective date and scope still to be verified. Texas is a state to watch, not a state with a settled AI-disclosure rulebook.
The consent rule
One-party consent means at least one participant must consent to recording, and that participant can be you. Two overlays still bind every Texas call, though. The federal TCPA requires prior express written consent before an AI voice makes a marketing call, regardless of state recording law. And when a Texas operation dials into an all-party state such as California, Florida, or Washington, the stricter state's rule is the safe one to follow.
The AI-disclosure angle
As of this writing, no in-effect Texas AI call-disclosure statute appears in our tracker. TRAIGA may change that, which is why its row is marked pending rather than in effect: stating a pending bill as current law is exactly the mistake this tracker exists to prevent. Until it lands, the FCC's ruling that AI-generated and cloned voices are an artificial or prerecorded voice does the heavy lifting.
Penalties
Our tracker carries no Texas-specific penalty figures yet. The federal numbers apply in full: $500 per violating call under the TCPA, trebled to $1,500 for willful or knowing violations, with no statutory cap. Verify the current status of TRAIGA with counsel before building anything on it.
How PyAI Trace maps to Texas
A pending statute is a configuration problem waiting to happen: the day TRAIGA takes effect, your call policy needs to change that day, not a quarter later. PyAI Trace rule packs are swappable per jurisdiction, so you can add a Texas pack when the obligation becomes real, and its per-call scorecard and tamper-evident audit hash help you prove the policy you enforced in the meantime. PyAI Omni's consent_line field handles the spoken disclosure whenever you decide to adopt one.
Statutes
| Law | Citation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TRAIGA | Texas Responsible AI Governance Act | pending |
Texas AI Call Compliance Checklist
- Obtain at least one-party consent before recording any call
- Keep a tamper-evident audit trail of consent and disclosures per call
On top of Texaslaw, the federal TCPA and the FCC's 2024 ruling treating AI/cloned voices as an “artificial or prerecorded voice” apply to every call.
See the federal overlayPrimary sources
- Federal wiretap baseline, 18 U.S.C. § 2511
The federal one-party-consent baseline for recording communications.
- TCPA, 47 U.S.C. § 227; 47 CFR § 64.1200
The federal consent/robocall regime that applies in every state.
- FCC Declaratory Ruling (FCC 24-17, Feb 2024)
AI-generated and cloned voices are an 'artificial or prerecorded voice' under the TCPA.
- Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA)
AI disclosure/governance obligations, newer; verify effective date and scope.
Seed entry, pending counsel verification. Treat as a starting point, not a legal conclusion.