HB 696 — Prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering
This bill covers prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into an agreement prohibiting the entity from releasing certain information regarding a data center project.
This bill covers prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into an agreement prohibiting the entity from releasing certain information regarding a data center project.
Author: Ochoa. Filed: 11/09/2026 (H Filed). Caption: “Relating to prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into an agreement prohibiting the entity from releasing certain information regarding a data center project.”
Subjects: Uncategorized (subjects pending). Council document: see the Legislature history page.
Full bill text (Introduced)
Official text from the Texas Legislature. Bill history for HB 696 · Bill text (HTML).
Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 696; 90th Legislature BillLookup history and Introduced bill text.