Texas is a one-party consent state for audio recording (TX Penal Code §16.02). Video recording in public is legal. Recording private conversations without consent of at least one party is a felony. Doorbell cameras and dashcams are legal.
Fort Worth follows Texas state recording laws. Texas Penal Code §16.02 makes it a felony to intercept oral, wire, or electronic communications without the consent of at least one party to the communication. As a one-party consent state, you can legally record a conversation you are part of without informing the other party. Video recording without audio in public spaces is broadly legal. Doorbell cameras (Ring, Nest, etc.) are legal provided they record publicly visible areas. Dashcams are legal in Texas. Recording in places with a reasonable expectation of privacy (bathrooms, locker rooms, bedrooms) without consent is a state jail felony under TX Penal Code §21.15. Wiretapping or recording phone calls without at least one party's consent is a second-degree felony. Employers in Texas may conduct video surveillance of common areas but not private spaces.
Illegal interception of communications: second-degree felony (2-20 years). Illegal visual recording in private area: state jail felony (180 days to 2 years).
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