{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-143a.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.002","heading":"CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) A social media platform may not censor a user, a user's expression, or a user's ability to receive the expression of another person based on:\n(1) the viewpoint of the user or another person;\n(2) the viewpoint represented in the user's expression or another person's expression; or\n(3) a user's geographic location in this state or any part of this state.\n(b) This section applies regardless of whether the viewpoint is expressed on a social media platform or through any other medium.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 143A. DISCOURSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.143A.htm#143A.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"c33ddcf42df340808c4158d794efa5a2c5fc50ebbe8af469bac075b060ae992d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-143a.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-143a.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}