AI Companions Heatmap

Texas has no AI-companion-specific statute, but the AG's office has issued Civil Investigative Demands to Character.AI and Meta AI Studio under the SCOPE Act and Texas consumer protection laws — the clearest enforcement signal in this space as of August 2025.

• Texas's coverage here comes from data-privacy and consumer-protection laws, not a dedicated AI-companion rule. The SCOPE Act requires companies to get parental permission before sharing a minor's personal information and to give parents tools to manage their child's account settings — and the AG has confirmed that rule extends to AI products. As of August 2025, Character.AI and Meta AI Studio have received Civil Investigative Demands from the AG's office, which are formal legal demands for records and information. That is an active step in a legal process, not a final finding. No court order, settlement, or new Texas statute specific to AI companions has been cited in the public record reviewed here. The rules in effect are the SCOPE Act and TDPSA, applied to this space through AG enforcement posture.

• Read the SCOPE Act directly on the Texas Legislature's site (search 'SCOPE Act' or 'HB 18' on capitol.texas.gov) to see exactly what parental-permission and account-management rights it creates. For the latest status of the Character.AI and Meta investigations, check the Texas AG's news releases page — any settlement, lawsuit, or closure of those CIDs would appear there.