Title BC, Business and Commerce Code

Sec. 115.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to a seller or lessor of distributed renewable generation resources. (b) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a transaction involving the sale or transfer of the real property on which a distributed renewable generation resourc…

Sec. 115.003. LEASE, SALES, AND INSTALLATION DISCLOSURES. A seller or lessor who enters into a purchase, lease, or power purchase agreement with a residential or small commercial customer for the operation of a distributed renewable generation resource shall provide to the custom…

Sec. 115.004. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR LEASE AGREEMENTS. In addition to the disclosures required under Section 115.003, a lessor shall provide to a leasing residential or small commercial customer in writing: (1) the term and rate of the lease, including any payment escalators …

Sec. 115.005. DISCLOSURES FOR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. A residential or small commercial customer who enters into a power purchase agreement is entitled to receive in writing: (1) the disclosures required under Sections 115.003(1), (2), (5), and (6); (2) the term and rate of th…

Sec. 116.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Payee" means an individual who resides in this state or a corporation, trust, partnership, association, or other private legal entity authorized to do business in this state that receives money as payment under an agreement. (2) "…

Sec. 116.0002. FEE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS BY PAPER CHECK PROHIBITED. (a) A person that makes a payment to a payee may not charge an additional fee to the payee because the payee elects to receive the payment by paper check instead of by an automated clearinghouse transaction or oth…

Sec. 117.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Company" means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majori…

Sec. 117.002. PROHIBITED ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) A business entity may not enter into an agreement relating to critical infrastructure in this state with a company: (1) if, under the agreement, the company would be granted direct or remote access to or control of c…

Sec. 117.003. DESIGNATION OF COUNTRY AS THREAT TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The governor, after consultation with the public safety director of the Department of Public Safety, may designate a country as a threat to critical infrastructure for purposes of this chapter. (b) The…

Sec. 117.004. ENFORCEMENT BY PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. (a) The Public Utility Commission of Texas may impose an administrative penalty in the manner provided by Chapter 15, Utilities Code, on a business entity that is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under …

Sec. 118.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Mark" and "trade name" have the meanings assigned by Section 16.001. (2) "Restaurant" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code. (3) "Third-party food delivery service" means a website, mobile application, …

Sec. 118.0002. PROHIBITED ACTS. A third-party food delivery service may not: (1) arrange for the delivery or pickup of food or beverages from a restaurant in this state unless the service has filed a certificate of formation or registration with the secretary of state; (2) use a …

Sec. 118.0003. REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE. A third-party food delivery service shall: (1) provide a consumer a clearly identified mechanism for the consumer to express concerns or complaints directly to the service regarding an order arranged through the service; and (2) remove a r…

Sec. 118.0004. TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH RESTAURANT. (a) An agreement between a third-party food delivery service and a restaurant must: (1) be in writing; (2) expressly authorize the service to arrange for the delivery or pickup of food or beverages from that restaurant; and (3) c…

Sec. 118.0005. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) If a third-party food delivery service violates this chapter, a restaurant aggrieved by the violation may bring an action against the service for: (1) injunctive relief; and (2) damages in an amount equal to: (A) the restaurant's actual…

Sec. 119.0001. POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "commercial" has the meaning assigned by Section 214.211, Local Government Code. (b) As soon as practicable after beginning construction of a commercial building …

Sec. 120.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Social media platform" means an Internet website or application that is open to the public, allows a user to create an account, and enables users to communicate with other users for the primary purpose of posting information, comme…

Sec. 120.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies only to a user who: (1) resides in this state; (2) does business in this state; or (3) shares or receives content on a social media platform in this state. (b) This chapter applies only to a social media platform th…

Sec. 120.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter may not be construed to limit or expand intellectual property law. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021. SUBCHAPTER B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 120.051. PUBLIC DISCLOSURES. (a) A social media platform shall, in accordance with this subchapter, publicly disclose accurate information regarding its content management, data management, and business practices, including specific information regarding the manner in which …

Sec. 120.052. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. (a) A social media platform shall publish an acceptable use policy in a location that is easily accessible to a user. (b) A social media platform's acceptable use policy must: (1) reasonably inform users about the types of content allowed on t…

Sec. 120.053. BIANNUAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT. (a) As part of a social media platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall publish a biannual transparency report that includes, with respect to the preceding six-month period: (1) the total nu…

Sec. 120.1001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Deep fake material" means visual material, created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality. (2) "Explicit deep fake material" means deep fake material …

Sec. 120.101. COMPLAINT SYSTEM. A social media platform shall provide an easily accessible complaint system to enable a user to submit a complaint in good faith and track the status of the complaint, including a complaint regarding: (1) illegal content or activity; (2) explicit d…

Sec. 120.1015. NOTICE OF COMPLAINT SYSTEM AND PROCEDURES. (a) A social media platform shall provide notice on the platform of the complaint system and procedures described by this subchapter. (b) Notice under this section: (1) must be clear and conspicuous to a user; (2) must be …

Sec. 120.102. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS. (a) A social media platform that receives notice of illegal content or illegal activity on the social media platform shall make a good faith effort to evaluate the legality of the content or activity within 48 hours of receiving the notice,…

Sec. 120.1025. TREATMENT OF REPORTED CONTENT. (a) If a social media platform determines that content reported by a user is not explicit deep fake material, the social media platform may restore the material. (b) If a social media platform determines that content reported by a use…

Sec. 120.103. REMOVAL OF CONTENT; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a social media platform removes content based on a violation of the platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall, concurrently with the removal: (…

Sec. 120.104. APPEAL PROCEDURES. If a social media platform receives a user complaint on the social media platform's removal from the platform of content provided by the user that the user believes was not potentially policy-violating content, the social media platform shall, not…

Sec. 120.151. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The attorney general may bring an action against a social media platform to enjoin a violation of this chapter. (b) If an injunction is granted in an action brought under Subsection (a), the attorney general may recover costs incurred in bring…

Sec. 120.152. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable under that subchapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 749 (H.B. 3133), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.

Sec. 121.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authorized repair provider" means an individual or business entity who has an arrangement with the original equipment manufacturer for a definite or indefinite period under which the original equipment manufacturer grants to the in…

Sec. 121.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to digital electronic equipment: (1) sold to a consumer in this state; and (2) that has a wholesale price of at least $50. (b) This chapter does not apply to: (1) informati…

Sec. 121.003. WAIVER OF CHAPTER VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE. A provision in a contract, including an agreement between an authorized repair provider and original equipment manufacturer, that purports to waive, avoid, restrict, or limit the original equipment manufacturer's obligation …

Sec. 121.004. DUTIES. A referral agency shall: (1) use a nationally accredited service provider to obtain criminal history record information of: (A) a new employee of the referral agency who will have direct contact with a consumer; and (B) a referral agency employee who physica…

Sec. 121.005. COMPENSATION. (a) A written contract entered into between a referral agency and a senior living community may provide for the compensation of a referral agency for all referrals made with respect to a senior living community, and the amount of compensation may be ba…

Sec. 121.006. EFFECT OF LAW. This chapter does not: (1) affect the application of any other law that regulates a senior living community; or (2) abrogate any other defense, remedy, immunity, or privilege available under the Constitution of the United States or this state or as pr…

Sec. 121.021. DUTY TO VERIFY AGE OF USER; AGE CATEGORIES. (a) When an individual in this state creates an account with an app store, the owner of the app store shall use a commercially reasonable method of verification to verify the individual's age category under Subsection (b).…

Sec. 121.022. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED. (a) If the owner of the app store determines under Section 121.021 that an individual is a minor who belongs to an age category that is not "adult," the owner shall require that the minor's account be affiliated with a parent account belon…

Sec. 121.023. DISPLAY OF AGE RATING FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATION. (a) If the owner of an app store that operates in this state has a mechanism for displaying an age rating or other content notice, the owner shall: (1) make available to users an explanation of the mechanism; and (2) d…

Sec. 121.024. INFORMATION FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPERS. The owner of an app store that operates in this state shall, using a commercially available method, allow the developer of a software application to access current information related to: (1) the age category assigned…

Sec. 121.025. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA. The owner of an app store that operates in this state shall protect the personal data of users by: (1) limiting the collection and processing of personal data to the minimum amount necessary for: (A) verifying the age of an individual; (…

Sec. 121.026. VIOLATION. (a) The owner of an app store that operates in this state violates this subchapter if the owner: (1) enforces a contract or a provision of a terms of service agreement against a minor that the minor entered into or agreed to without consent under Section …

Sec. 121.027. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to: (1) prevent the owner of an app store that operates in this state from taking reasonable measures to block, detect, or prevent the distribution of: (A) obscene material, as that term is defi…

Sec. 121.051. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS. (a) For digital electronic equipment, including parts for that equipment sold or used in this state, the original equipment manufacturer of the equipment or part shall, not later than one year after the date of the first…

Sec. 121.052. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, nothing in this subchapter: (1) requires an original equipment manufacturer to provide or make available documentation, a replacement part, or a tool to a repair provider or owner, i…