Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 129B.001. Definitions

(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:

(5) “Publish” means to communicate or make information available to another person or entity on a publicly available Internet website.

(6) “Sexual material harmful to minors” includes any material that:

(7) “Transactional data” means a sequence of information that documents an exchange, agreement, or transfer between an individual, commercial entity, or third party used for the purpose of satisfying a request or event.  The term includes records from mortgage, education, and employment entities.