Tex. Local Government Code § 205.010
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 205.010, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 205.010. SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Breach of system security" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code.
(2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code.
(b) A local government that owns, licenses, or maintains computerized data that includes sensitive personal information shall comply, in the event of a breach of system security, with the notification requirements of Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code, to the same extent as a person who conducts business in this state.
(1) "Breach of system security" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code.
(2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code.
(b) A local government that owns, licenses, or maintains computerized data that includes sensitive personal information shall comply, in the event of a breach of system security, with the notification requirements of Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code, to the same extent as a person who conducts business in this state.
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