Approved purpose, intended use, deployment context, and non-use.
Texas public-sector AI inventory is already due.
Chapter 219 requires Texas state agencies and local governments to name an AI Risk Officer and inventory heightened-scrutiny AI. Briard-AI supplies a working record for the gap DIR left to each entity.
Two different Texas regimes. TRAIGA took effect January 1, 2026, but creates no general inventory duty. Chapter 219 took effect March 18, 2026, and separately creates public-sector officer and inventory duties.
GovernEstablish purpose and policy
MapDocument context and data
MeasureTest, evaluate, and monitor
ManageImprove safeguards and controls
Fictional system
Active reviewTexas AI Governance Record
- Purpose approvedCustomer support triage and routing assistant
- Deployment context reviewedTexas use, roles, data, and affected people recorded
- Red-team finding loggedPrompt-injection control gap assigned for treatment
- Safeguard changedOutput filter and rate limit update approved
- Counsel export preparedCure Binder package ready for legal review
What an investigation may ask for.
Texas Business & Commerce Code Chapter 552 identifies categories the Attorney General may request through a civil investigative demand.
- 1Purpose, use, deployment, and benefits
The purpose, intended use, deployment context, and expected benefits.
Recorded - 2Programming and training data
The types of data used to program or train the system.
Recorded - 3Input data categories
The categories of data used as inputs while the system operates.
Recorded - 4Output categories
The categories of outputs the system produces.
Recorded - 5Performance metrics
The metrics used to evaluate system performance.
Recorded - 6Known limitations
The system's known limitations, constraints, and failure modes.
Recorded - 7Monitoring and safeguards
Post-deployment monitoring and safeguards, including deployer oversight and lessons learned.
Recorded - 8Other relevant documentation
Other records reasonably necessary to investigate the possible violation.
Recorded
Build the record before notice arrives.
The statute provides a 60-day notice-and-cure window. A dated operating record is easier to review than a binder reconstructed from memory.
- 1Discover
Inventory systems and Texas use cases.
- 2Review
Record purpose, context, data, and risk assumptions.
- 3Test
Log evaluations, red-team work, and findings.
- 4Remediate
Change safeguards, update policy, and preserve approvals.
- 5Export
Assemble a dated package for counsel review.
What the Cure Binder contains.
A structured package assembled from the governance record your team maintained.
Evaluations, red-team tests, results, owners, and dates.
Safeguard updates, approvals, rationale, and effective dates.
A complete list of attached evidence and source references.
Internal decisions, counsel questions, and outstanding items.
March 18 was the deadline. DIR issued no inventory or assessment form.
Final 1 TAC Chapter 219 requires every Texas state agency and local government to designate an AI Risk Officer and establish a process to identify and inventory all heightened-scrutiny AI implementations.
Record the employee designated as AI Risk Officer and preserve accountable ownership.
Identify each implementation, document the heightened-scrutiny decision, and keep the inventory current.
Teaching Hospitals of Texas requested an additional 90-day implementation period. DIR declined.
DIR declined inventory and assessment forms, a statewide repository, and a shared platform for smaller entities.
Briard-AI provides the inventory, assessment, policy, training, and vendor-term record layer. It is not an official DIR form and does not decide heightened-scrutiny status, applicability, or legal sufficiency.
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Texas AI governance questions
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Does Briard cover Texas government AI rules?+
Yes. Briard maps final 1 TAC Chapter 219 to plain-language questions and evidence records for the AI Risk Officer, heightened-scrutiny inventory, written risk assessment, acceptable-use controls, training, and covered vendor terms. Briard does not decide legal applicability or heightened-scrutiny status.
Do the Chapter 219 rules apply to local governments?+
The final rules include state agencies and local governments, but some duties depend on entity type and on use of a heightened-scrutiny AI system. Record the entity type and system facts, then obtain qualified review for applicability.
Does TRAIGA require every organization to keep an AI inventory?+
No. TRAIGA does not create a general affirmative inventory duty. For Texas state agencies and local governments, 1 TAC Section 219.21 separately requires a designated AI Risk Officer and a process to identify and inventory all heightened-scrutiny AI implementations.
Did DIR give public entities a compliance grace period?+
No. Teaching Hospitals of Texas requested an additional 90 days, and DIR declined. Chapter 219 took effect March 18, 2026, without that extension.
Does DIR provide the required inventory or assessment system?+
No state inventory or risk-assessment form is provided. DIR also declined a statewide AI Governance Repository and a managed shared platform for small entities and local governments. Its public resource page currently provides the code of ethics, standardized notice, and an acceptable-use-policy example, so each entity still needs an operating record and workflow.
Is TRAIGA in effect?+
Yes. Texas H.B. 149 took effect January 1, 2026. Applicability and obligations depend on the organization, system, deployment, and facts.
Does Texas impose a general documentation duty on every private deployer?+
No. The statute has specific duties and prohibited uses, including an AI disclosure requirement in covered health-care interactions. The broader records in Briard-AI support operational governance, counsel review, and a response if the Attorney General requests information; they are not presented as a universal filing requirement.
What should a Texas health-care team record?+
Record whether the covered AI disclosure applies, the approved plain-language disclosure, when and where it is shown, the accountable owner, the system version, and evidence that the disclosure operated. Do not upload PHI into Briard-AI.
Does the Cure Binder guarantee a legal defense?+
No. It is a structured documentation package. Counsel determines whether the facts support a legal position or response.
How does NIST AI RMF fit?+
The NIST AI RMF is a voluntary risk-management framework. Briard-AI maps recorded facts and evidence to Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage for review.
Is Briard-AI legal advice?+
No. The platform organizes the facts and evidence your organization records. Qualified counsel should review legal conclusions, notices, cure statements, and disclosures.