{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-421.085","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 421.085","heading":"PRIVACY POLICY REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Each fusion center operating in this state shall adopt a privacy policy providing at a minimum that, with respect to an individual or organization, the fusion center:\n(1) will not seek, collect, or retain information that is based solely on any of the following factors, as applicable to that individual or organization:\n(A) religious, political, or social views or activities;\n(B) participation in a particular organization or event; or\n(C) race, ethnicity, citizenship, place of origin, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientation; and\n(2) will take steps to ensure that any agency that submits information to the fusion center does not submit information based solely on a factor described by Subdivision (1).\n(b) In a criminal investigation, a factor described by Subsection (a)(1) may not alone give rise to reasonable suspicion. However, a factor described by Subsection (a)(1) may be used in connection with a specific description of a suspect in the investigation.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3324), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 421. HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS FUSION CENTER AND OTHER FUSION CENTERS OPERATING IN THIS STATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.421.htm#421.085","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e9885e6a5ee88b50ddecd1d4ea80a9364b16abe44b04589da2c72bb588452518","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-421.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-421.086"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}