Texas Data Broker Law and Registry: How to Look Up Who Has Your Data

Updated November 7, 2026

Texas is one of only seven states with a law written specifically for data brokers. It also runs one of the easiest public data broker registries in the country to use. Here is how the Texas data broker law works, how to search the registry, and how to use your Texas privacy rights to get your information deleted.

456data brokers listed in the Texas registry on November 6, 2026

$300yearly registration fee each data broker pays the Texas Secretary of State

45 daysfor a business to answer your Texas privacy rights request

7 stateswith standalone data broker laws, including Texas

What the Texas Data Broker Act requires

The Texas Data Broker Act (Senate Bill 2105) took effect September 1, 2023. It generally covers businesses that make their main revenue from personal data they did not collect directly from you, or that earn revenue from data about more than 50,000 people they never dealt with directly. People-search sites, marketing list sellers and data aggregators are typical examples.

Register every year with the Texas Secretary of State and pay a $300 fee.
Post a clear notice on their website or app saying they are a data broker.
Protect the data with a written information security program.
Show you how to use your rights. Changes that took effect September 1, 2025 require brokers to explain, on their site and in their registration, how Texans can use their privacy rights under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.

The Texas Attorney General can seek $100 a day from a broker that fails to register, plus unpaid fees, up to $10,000 in any 12-month period.

How to search the Texas data broker registry

The Texas data broker registry is free and needs no account. It opens as a full list you can browse, search and even download.

Open the registry. Every registered broker is listed, newest registrations first.
Search by name. Type the name of a people-search site or company you found your information on. Many brokers register under a parent company name, so try both.
Read the listing. Each entry shows the broker's website, phone number, a link to its consumer rights page, the categories of data it collects, whether it handles data about children, and how many security breaches it reports.
Use the consumer rights link. That is the fastest route to the broker's opt-out or deletion request form.
Export the list. The "Export to Excel" button downloads the whole registry, which makes a handy checklist for working through opt-outs one at a time.

Tip: Keep a simple log with the broker name, the date you sent your request and the date it was confirmed. See our guide on how to remove personal information for a full opt-out routine.

Your rights under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act took effect July 1, 2024. It gives Texans these rights with businesses it covers, including many data brokers:

You can ask a business to

Confirm whether it processes your personal data and give you a copy
Correct inaccurate data
Delete data it holds about you
Stop selling your data, using it for targeted ads, or using it for certain profiling

The business must

Respond within 45 days, with one 45-day extension if needed
Answer free up to twice a year
Explain any denial and offer an appeal
Tell you how to complain to the Attorney General if your appeal is denied

Watch for the required warning "NOTICE: We may sell your sensitive personal data." A Texas business that sells sensitive data, such as precise location or health information, must post it.

How Texas enforces its data broker and privacy laws

March 1, 2024First registration deadline for data brokers.

June 2024The Attorney General notified more than 100 companies that they appeared to be out of compliance with the data broker law.

January 2025Texas sued Allstate and its data company Arity, alleging they collected and sold Texans' driving data through phone apps without proper consent, and that Arity had not registered as a data broker. It was the first lawsuit by any state to enforce a comprehensive state privacy law.

September 1, 2025New requirements took effect for brokers to explain Texans' privacy rights.

January 2027A new Texas Attorney General, Nathan Johnson, takes office after the November 2026 election. The Attorney General's office enforces both laws and takes consumer complaints.

If a business ignores your request or denies your appeal, you can file a privacy complaint with the Texas Attorney General.

The other states with data broker laws

Seven states have laws written specifically for data brokers. Many more states have general privacy laws that give residents deletion and opt-out rights.

State	Registry	What stands out
Texas	Yes, browsable	Searchable list with consumer rights links, data categories and breach counts. Exportable to Excel.
California	Yes	The free DROP tool sends one deletion request to every registered broker.
Connecticut	From January 1, 2027	A 2026 law adds registration, then a deletion tool by July 1, 2028.
New Jersey	Yes	A 2026 law extends registration to companies that sell data to brokers and bans selling sensitive data.
Oregon	Yes	The registry takes a multistep search.
Vermont	Yes	Amendments effective January 1, 2027 add due-diligence duties before brokers disclose data.
Nevada	No	Lets residents send verified requests to stop the sale of their data.

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This guide is general education, not legal advice. Laws, registries and enforcement actions change, so check the official source for the latest details.