Texas has no statewide facial recognition ban. Dallas County has not enacted any county prohibition on government or private facial recognition use. Dallas County Sheriff and DPD use various biometric tools subject to internal policy.
Unlike San Francisco, Boston, or Portland, no Texas city or county has enacted a facial recognition technology ban. Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 503 (Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier) regulates commercial collection of biometric identifiers including facial geometry, requiring consent and limiting retention, but exempts government use. Dallas County Sheriff, Dallas Police Department, and other county agencies may use facial recognition tools through state and federal partnerships. There is no Dallas County ordinance banning, regulating, or requiring disclosure of facial recognition by county departments. Civil liberties advocates have proposed limits but none have passed. Federal constitutional limits apply.
No prohibition exists. Commercial misuse of biometric data: TX Business and Commerce Code 503 civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation by attorney general.
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Garland, TX
Amplified sound in Garland is regulated under Chapter 32; sound 'plainly audible' more than 50 feet from the source after 10 PM is a violation.
Garland, TX
Garland restricts construction noise to daytime hours, with most loud work prohibited overnight and limited on Sundays under Chapter 32 of the Code of Ordina...
Garland, TX
Garland permits leaf blower use under its general noise ordinance, restricting operation to daytime hours with no specific gas-powered ban.
Garland, TX
Garland regulates noise from industrial uses along the I-30 and IH-635 corridors through zoning performance standards and the Code of Ordinances Chapter 32 n...
Garland, TX
Garland generally allows overnight on-street parking in residential areas, but restricts vehicles parked continuously in the same spot for more than 48-72 ho...
Garland, TX
Garland follows Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683, defining vehicles as junked or abandoned if inoperable, unregistered, wrecked, or left on public prope...
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