Texas v. OpenAI (Government lawsuit)

Texas v. OpenAI

Government lawsuit. Press release headline (Texas Attorney General): “The State of Texas v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. (original petition)”

Enforcement action

Allegations. This is a lawsuit filed by a government office. Its claims are allegations that have not been proven in court, and the companies and people named may dispute them. Status as of October 28, 2026.

Original petition dated Oct 23, 2026, announced by the Texas Attorney General the same day, in a Collin County district court. The copy the Attorney General posted shows no cause number.

Chatbot Laws · verified Oct. 28, 2026

Texas's Attorney General sued six OpenAI entities and CEO Sam Altman over ChatGPT, alleging they deceived Texans about its safety, accuracy and reliability, failed to warn of its dangers, and offered it to minors without the age and parental safeguards Texas's SCOPE Act requires. The petition asks the court to bar new AI model releases to Texas users until a court-approved independent evaluator reviews their safety guardrails.

Named as defendants

OpenAI Global, LLC; OpenAI Foundation (formerly OpenAI, Inc.); OpenAI OpCo, LLC; OpenAI Group PBC; OpenAI Holdings, LLC; OpenAI, LLC; and Sam Altman (ChatGPT).

What the action covers

Other duties	Filed in a Collin County district court. Two counts: violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 17.41 et seq.) and violation of the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 509.001 et seq.), which the petition says is actionable by the Attorney General as a deceptive practice. Allegations only.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 17.46; 509.051, 509.052, 509.054, 509.101, 509.151

Other duties

Filed in a Collin County district court. Two counts: violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 17.41 et seq.) and violation of the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 509.001 et seq.), which the petition says is actionable by the Attorney General as a deceptive practice. Allegations only.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 17.46; 509.051, 509.052, 509.054, 509.101, 509.151

Who brought it and what it seeks

Brought by	Texas Attorney GeneralOriginal petition, Prayer
Relief sought	Seeks temporary and permanent injunctions, including an order barring release of any new AI model to Texas users unless a court-approved independent third-party evaluator has reviewed its safety guardrails; civil penalties of $10,000 per violation; disgorgement; interest; costs and attorneys' fees. The petition states it seeks monetary relief over $1,000,000.

Sources

Texas's Original Petition, The State of Texas v. OpenAI Global, LLC et al. (Texas Attorney General) Supports: Court and county, defendants, counts, allegations, relief, date.
Texas Attorney General release, Oct 23, 2026 Supports: Announcement date and DTPA claims.