Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 129B.001 — DEFINITIONS

CP § 129B.001Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 129B. LIABILITY RELATED TO SEXUAL MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Artificial sexual material harmful to minors" means computer-generated sexual material harmful to minors that was produced, adapted, or modified using an artificial intelligence application or other computer software in which a person is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature. (1-a) "Commercial entity" includes a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized business entity.

(2)"Distribute" means to issue, sell, give, provide, deliver, transfer, transmute, circulate, or disseminate by any means.

(3)"Minor" means an individual younger than 18 years of age.

(4)"News-gathering organization" includes:

(A)an employee of a newspaper, news publication, or news source, printed or on an online or mobile platform, of current news and public interest, who is acting within the course and scope of that employment and can provide documentation of that employment with the newspaper, news publication, or news source; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 581), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.