Law status
Verified comprehensive law
Yes - Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA)
- Official name / citation
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
- Status / effective date
- In force; effective July 1, 2024, with § 541.055(e) effective January 1, 2025
- Principal enforcer
- Texas Attorney General (exclusive enforcement)
Official-source case register
3 verified cases
Company, date, amount, legal basis, why the action was brought and the exact official URL are available in the dedicated register. Shared multistate amounts are not summed as unique state penalties.
Official law sources
- Official state source (opens in a new tab)
- Official state source (opens in a new tab)
- Official state source (opens in a new tab)
Other generally applicable PII law
Also: Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 521.001 et seq. - https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint/consumer-privacy-rights/identity-theft-enforcement-and-protection-act
Mapped control outcomes
1 personal data inventory/data map; 2 sensitive-data discovery; 3 downstream copy tracking; 8 breach blast-radius analysis; 9 retention/minimization; 10 regulator audit evidence
Kestryl can evidence where regulated personal data actually resides across structured stores and unstructured attachments/images, produce audit rows and evidence packs showing when each location was discovered and reviewed, and apply structured-data remediation modes (mask, vault, strip) to reduce exposure. It does not alter source attachments or documents, and its output is technical evidence supporting controls, not proof of legal compliance.
Educational information, not legal advice. This reference snapshot is dated August 25, 2026; confirm current law, applicability, exceptions, official status, and reporting decisions with qualified counsel and the relevant authority.