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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.054: IMPEDING ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES PROHIBITED.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  3. SUBTITLE B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
  4. CHAPTER 321. REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITED AND REQUIRED CONDUCT

An electronic mail service provider may not intentionally impede the transmission of another person's electronic mail message based on the content of the message unless:

(1) the provider is authorized to block the transmission under Section 321.114 or other applicable state or federal law; or

(2) the provider has a good faith, reasonable belief that the message contains malicious computer code, obscene material, material depicting sexual conduct, or material that violates other law.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 5, eff. December 2, 2021.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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