Tex. Gov't Code § 620.004 · Chapter 620. USE OF CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY DEVICES PROHIBITED
EXCEPTIONS; MITIGATING MEASURES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A policy adopted under Section 620.003 may provide for the installation and use of a covered application to the extent necessary for:
(1) providing law enforcement; or
(2) developing or implementing information security measures.
(b) A policy allowing the installation and use of a covered application under Subsection (a) must require:
(1) the use of measures to mitigate risks posed to this state during the use of the covered application; and
(2) the documentation of those measures.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 1893), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.620.htm
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