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# Texas Privacy Act / drone image-capture law (Tex. Gov't Code Ch. 423)

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- **Jurisdiction:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **Kind:** `data_protection`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2013-09-01

Texas's drone law (Texas Government Code Chapter 423, 'Use of Unmanned Aircraft'), created by HB 912 (83rd Legislature, 2013) and amended in later sessions. It is primarily a privacy/image-capture statute (capturing images of individuals or private property with intent to surveil is restricted, with a lawful-use list and evidentiary suppression), with some critical-infrastructure flyover restrictions added in 2017. Distinct from Texas's separate autonomous-ground-vehicle law and sidewalk-PDD law.

## Sources (3)

1. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/gv/htm/gv.423.htm
2. https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB02569F.htm
3. https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2013/government-code/title-4/subtitle-b/chapter-423

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2013-09-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5b-3 drone + PDD state laws)
    - Texas drone image-capture law (Gov't Code Ch. 423 / HB 912) in effect since 2013; amended later sessions (incl. 2017 critical-infrastructure additions).

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