The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA, HB 149), signed in June 2025 and effective January 1, 2026, makes Texas one of the first US states with a comprehensive AI governance law. It brings AI accountability into state law with documentation and disclosure duties for organizations deploying AI in consequential settings, and Attorney-General-enforced civil penalties that reach up to $200,000 per uncurable violation.
TRAIGA rewards exactly what DIG produces: a documented account of how an AI-influenced decision was made and overseen. Decision Traceability and Audit Readiness supply the documentation; Representation Integrity addresses disclosure and accurate description. For Texas operators, including the energy sector, TRAIGA makes DIG a practical compliance posture rather than a theory.
Texas is also the home turf for much of this work, which is why DIG treats TRAIGA as a leading indicator of where US state AI law is heading.
References
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0): Govern, Map, Measure, Manage. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2023. View source ↗
- Information governance: the records and data lifecycle discipline (storage, retention, disposition), distinct from AI decision governance. ARMA International, Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles; AIIM. View source ↗
- EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Official Journal of the European Union); ISO/IEC 42001:2023; Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). View source ↗
- USPTO Trademark Reg. No. 99559923, Digital Information Governance / DIG, owner Matthew Bertram. View source ↗