R Street Institute coalition on Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA)
Metadata
| Source Table | policy_stakeholders |
| Source ID | EXiW5sAWcS |
| Source URL | www.rstreet.org/outreach/coalition-urges-texas-lawmakers-against-heavy-handed-regulation-of-ai/ |
| Parent | Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 29, 2026, 10:40 PM |
| Updated | Mar 29, 2026, 10:40 PM |
| Synced | Mar 29, 2026, 10:40 PM |
Record Data
id | EXiW5sAWcS |
policyEntityId | Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA)(policy) |
stakeholderEntityId | — |
stakeholderDisplayName | R Street Institute coalition |
position | oppose |
importance | medium |
reason | Coalition of free-market groups argued TRAIGA imposes restrictive regulations and burdensome compliance costs that risk stifling innovation despite its light-touch framing |
source | www.rstreet.org/outreach/coalition-urges-texas-lawmakers-against-heavy-handed-re… |
context | [ "Joined by Americans for Tax Reform and other anti-regulation organizations", "Argued compliance mandates particularly hurt small businesses lacking resources of larger tech firms", "Opposed any state-level AI regulation, not just TRAIGA specifically" ] |
Source Check Verdicts
Last checked: 4/14/2026
The source text confirms that R Street Institute is indeed a stakeholder in this coalition. Adam Thierer, identified as 'Senior Fellow, R Street Institute,' is one of the signatories on the coalition letter urging Texas lawmakers against heavy-handed AI regulation. The record correctly identifies R Street Institute as part of a coalition, though the coalition composition is not explicitly named as a formal entity in the source—it is an ad-hoc coalition of organizations signing the letter. The 'unknown' designation for the coalition name is appropriate since the source does not give the coalition itself a formal name, only lists it as 'Coalition Letters' and describes it by its action.
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