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Put Texas AI governance into practice.

Chapter 219 requires Texas state agencies and local governments to name an AI Risk Officer and inventory heightened-scrutiny AI. Briard-AI helps teams organize those records and supporting evidence alongside DIR guidance.

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

Texas AI governance record

Active review
  1. Purpose approvedCustomer support triage and routing assistant
  2. Deployment context reviewedTexas use, roles, data, and affected people recorded
  3. Red-team finding loggedPrompt-injection control gap assigned for treatment
  4. Safeguard changedOutput filter and rate limit update approved
  5. 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.

  1. 1Purpose, use, deployment, and benefits

    The purpose, intended use, deployment context, and expected benefits.

    Recorded
  2. 2Programming and training data

    The types of data used to program or train the system.

    Recorded
  3. 3Input data categories

    The categories of data used as inputs while the system operates.

    Recorded
  4. 4Output categories

    The categories of outputs the system produces.

    Recorded
  5. 5Performance metrics

    The metrics used to evaluate system performance.

    Recorded
  6. 6Known limitations

    The system's known limitations, constraints, and failure modes.

    Recorded
  7. 7Monitoring and safeguards

    Post-deployment monitoring and safeguards, including deployer oversight and lessons learned.

    Recorded
  8. 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.

  1. 1
    Discover

    Inventory systems and Texas use cases.

  2. 2
    Review

    Record purpose, context, data, and risk assumptions.

  3. 3
    Test

    Log evaluations, red-team work, and findings.

  4. 4
    Remediate

    Change safeguards, update policy, and preserve approvals.

  5. 5
    Export

    Assemble a dated package for counsel review.

What the Cure Binder contains.

A structured package assembled from the governance record your team maintained.

Purpose record

Approved purpose, intended use, deployment context, and non-use.

Testing log

Evaluations, red-team tests, results, owners, and dates.

Policy changes

Safeguard updates, approvals, rationale, and effective dates.

Evidence manifest

A complete list of attached evidence and source references.

Review notes

Internal decisions, counsel questions, and outstanding items.

Build reviewable records with DIR guidance.

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.

Name the officerSection 219.21(a)

Record the employee designated as AI Risk Officer and preserve accountable ownership.

Build the inventorySection 219.21(b)

Identify each implementation, document the heightened-scrutiny decision, and keep the inventory current.

Use DIR resourcesOfficial guidance

Use DIR's AI code of ethics, standardized notice, and acceptable-use-policy example to inform your team's work.

Keep evidence togetherTeam review workflow

Organize assessments, policies, training, and vendor terms so the responsible people can review and maintain them.

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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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.