Texas
From US data breach notification laws: After a data breach, how fast must a business tell people, and who else must it tell?
Law: Section 521.053
The section that holds the state's general breach notification duty for businesses, as the source names it.
section 521.053
Source: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB04390F.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Days to tell residents: 60 days
The outer limit in days for telling affected residents, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. States start the clock differently, at discovery or at determining a breach happened, and the quote shows which.
not later than the 60th day after the date on which the person determines that the breach occurred
Source: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB04390F.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
How fast, in the law's words: without unreasonable delay
The law's own words for how quickly residents must be told, apart from any day count.
the disclosure shall be made without unreasonable delay
Source: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB04390F.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Attorney general told: Yes
Yes if the source says the state attorney general or its equivalent must be told of a breach in at least some cases. Florida's Department of Legal Affairs and Oregon's Attorney General count.
to report that breach to the office of the texas attorney general
Source: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/data-breach-reporting. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Residents before the AG is told: 250 residents
The number of affected residents at which the attorney general must be told, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. The quote shows whether it means that many or more than that many.
that affects 250 or more texans
Source: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/data-breach-reporting. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Days to tell the AG: 30 days
The deadline in days for telling the attorney general, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. Clocks differ: some run from the breach, and others from telling residents, as the quote shows.
no later than 30 days after the discovery of the breach
Source: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/data-breach-reporting. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Encrypted data excepted: Not stated
Yes if the text limits the duty to unencrypted data, or leaves encrypted data out. Stolen keys can undo this in several states.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
Low-harm exception: Not stated
Yes if the text lets a business skip notice after finding that harm or misuse is unlikely, or only counts breaches that create a real risk.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.