{"type":"state-topic","state":{"id":"TX","slug":"texas","name":"Texas","category":"comprehensive","lawName":"Texas Data Privacy and Security Act","citation":"Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§ 541.001 to 541.205","officialUrl":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.541.htm","enacted":"2023-06-18","inForce":"2024-07-01","url":"https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/texas","json":"https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/api/v1/states/tx.json"},"topic":{"id":"consumer-rights","name":"Consumer rights","url":"https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/topic/consumer-rights","json":"https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/api/v1/topics/consumer-rights.json"},"url":"https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/texas/consumer-rights","summary":"Consumers may confirm and access, correct, delete data provided by or obtained about them, obtain a portable copy of data they provided, and opt out of targeted advertising, sale and significant profiling. Controllers answer within 45 days, extendable once by 45 days, and must answer free of charge at least twice a year per consumer. Appeals must be decided within 60 days, with a link to the Attorney General's complaint mechanism on denial.","keyPoints":[{"text":"Rights to confirm and access, correct, delete, obtain a portable copy, and opt out of targeted advertising, sale and significant profiling.","section":"§ 541.051(b)"},{"text":"A parent or legal guardian may exercise rights for a known child.","section":"§ 541.051(a)"},{"text":"Response within 45 days; one 45-day extension with notice and reasons.","section":"§ 541.052(b)"},{"text":"Free of charge at least twice a year per consumer.","section":"§ 541.052(d)"},{"text":"Appeal decided in writing within 60 days; on denial the controller gives the Attorney General's online complaint mechanism.","section":"§ 541.053(c), (d)"},{"text":"At least two secure methods to submit requests; website mechanism required, email enough for online-only businesses with a direct relationship.","section":"§ 541.055(a) to (d)"},{"text":"Contract terms waiving or limiting rights are void.","section":"§ 541.054"}],"sources":["https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.541.htm"],"officialUrl":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.541.htm","lawAsOf":"2026-10-28","review":{"status":"reviewed","reviewedBy":{"name":"Sergio Maldonado Elvira","title":"Principal Attorney","url":"https://northend.law/leadership"},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-29","note":"Prepared from the official legislature and agency sources listed. Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026.","about":"https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/about#review"},"relatedGdpr":{"note":"Related, not equivalent: the GDPR and the state laws differ in scope, terms and exceptions.","articles":[{"article":15,"title":"Right of access by the data subject","about":"access","url":"https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/15"},{"article":17,"title":"Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)","about":"deletion","url":"https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/17"},{"article":20,"title":"Right to data portability","about":"portability","url":"https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/20"}]},"disclaimer":"Reference material, not legal advice. Verify against the official text of each statute."}