Sources: Texas (TX)
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Research, not advice. Part of the Bitcoin research archive (October 2026). Claims labelled unverified, contested or fringe are reported, not endorsed; statuses of bills and rules are as of the date checked. Government, court and patent records are public domain; the research notes are CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Texas (TX)
Full copies of government documents (statutes, enrolled bills, regulator guidance, regulator press releases) and court records about Bitcoin and virtual-currency law in Texas, saved for legislation/us-state-tx.md. All files were retrieved on 2026-10-09 by the N–Z state-law research pass. No copyrighted news articles are stored here — those are summarized with links in the legislation note.
| File | Title | Issuer / author | Document date | URL | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tx-dob-sm-1037-rev-2025-01-28.pdf |
Supervisory Memorandum 1037 — Regulatory Treatment of Virtual Currencies Under the Money Services Modernization Act (rev.) | Texas Department of Banking (Commissioner Charles G. Cooper) | 2025-01-28 | https://www.dob.texas.gov/sites/default/files/files/consumer-information/sm1037.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
tx-dob-sm-1037-rev-2019-04-01.pdf |
Supervisory Memorandum 1037 — Regulatory Treatment of Virtual Currencies Under the Texas Money Services Act (rev., superseded) | Texas Department of Banking | 2019-04-01 | https://www.dob.texas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Laws-Regulations/New-Actions/sm1037.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
tx-2025-89r-sb21-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-enrolled.pdf |
SB 21 (89R) — Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, enrolled | Texas Legislature | signed 2025-06-20 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021F.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
tx-2025-89r-hb4488-reserve-fund-enrolled.pdf |
HB 4488 (89R) — funds and accounts (protects the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve), enrolled | Texas Legislature | 2025 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB04488F.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
tx-2023-88r-hb1666-digital-asset-service-providers-enrolled.pdf |
HB 1666 (88R) — digital asset service providers, Fin. Code ch. 160, enrolled | Texas Legislature | 2023 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HB01666F.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
tx-2023-88r-sb1929-large-flexible-loads-enrolled.pdf |
SB 1929 (88R) — registration of virtual currency mining large flexible loads in ERCOT, enrolled | Texas Legislature | 2023 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/SB01929F.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
tx-2021-87r-hb4474-ucc-virtual-currency-enrolled.pdf |
HB 4474 (87R) — UCC amendments on virtual currency, enrolled | Texas Legislature | 2021 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB04474F.pdf | 2026-10-09 |
Statuses and effective dates are as stated in the documents or on the official bill pages on 2026-10-09; see the legislation note for later events and gaps.