Authorities
The statutes, regulations, cases, agency guidance, legislative history, and enforcement actions behind the guides on this site. Each entry links to its tracker record and to the guides that rely on it.
Statutes (28 entries)
The laws the guides interpret, Texas first, then federal, then international. Each entry links to its tracker record.
Featured: Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA); Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA); SB 2807 Enactment and Transition; Texas Unmanned Aircraft Law; American Security Drone Act Procurement and Funding Limits; Texas Automated Motor Vehicle Law.
Regulations (29 entries)
Final rules, proposed rules, orders, waivers, and international regulations behind the guides. Each entry links to its tracker record.
Featured: FAA Routine BVLOS Proposal (Part 108); SAFER SKIES and Conditional Local Counter-UAS Authority; BIS Connected Vehicle Supply Chain Rule; FCC Conditional Approvals for Robotic Devices; FCC 800 MHz UAS Order; FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft Operations (Part 107).
Cases (7 entries)
Decided cases and pending matters, kept separate. Pending matters are allegations only. A petition is not a finding. The Proceeding column names the proceeding type.
Featured: National Press Photographers Association v. McCraw; Benavides v. Tesla Driver Assistance Litigation; Robotic Floor Cleaning ITC Investigation (337-TA-1252); NTSB Austin Automated Vehicle School Bus Investigation; FTC v. Deere Repair Litigation; States Challenge FAA Drone Delivery Environmental Review; California DMV Tesla Marketing Decision.
Guidance (9 entries)
Agency guidance, policy statements, executive orders, discussion papers, and the Section 232 proclamation behind the guides.
Featured: FDA Surgical Robotics Draft Guidance; NHTSA AV Framework and Exemption Guidance; Section 232 Robotics and Industrial Machinery Proclamation; Executive Order 14305 Airspace Sovereignty; FDA Robotics Discussion Paper: Autonomous and Remotely Teleoperated Devices; DOT National Automated Vehicle Strategy.
Legislative History (2 entries)
How a bill changed between filing and enactment. Texas bills are sourced from Texas Legislature Online bill histories and enrolled texts.
First entries: SB 2807 (89th Legislature), and the three unenacted 89th Legislature drone bills (HB 1285, HB 3272, HB 3662).
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Enforcement (6 entries)
Notices, investigations, and filed matters. Petitions are allegations only; a petition is not a finding.
Featured: NHTSA Cybercab Certification Inquiry (AQ26002); NHTSA ADS and ADAS Crash Reporting; TxDMV AV Enforcement Complaint Process; FTC v. Deere Repair Litigation; California DMV Tesla Marketing Decision; Robotic Floor Cleaning ITC Investigation (337-TA-1252).
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