Tracker record · Texas · Petition or complaint
Texas AG Meta and WhatsApp matter
The Texas Attorney General filed a petition on May 21, 2026 in the 71st District Court, Harrison County, against Meta and WhatsApp under Deceptive Trade Practices Act sections 17.46(b)(5) and (b)(24), challenging the companies' end-to-end encryption claims. Meta denies the allegations. No reported ruling as of October 12, 2026.
Status
- Legal status
- Pending; Meta denies (Filed May 21, 2026; 71st District Court, Harrison County; DTPA ยง17.46(b)(5) and (b)(24); end-to-end encryption claims)
- Allegation or finding
- Allegation (not a finding)
- Enforceability
- Allegations only
- Procedural posture
- Petition filed May 21, 2026, 71st District Court, Harrison County; no later filing or ruling appears in the sources reviewed as of October 13, 2026
- Law checked through
- October 13, 2026
- Court
- 71st District Court, Harrison County
- Source
- Shumaker; Texas Public Radio
Related guides
- Reasonable Security and the Texas Cybersecurity Safe Harbor
- Privacy Representations and the DTPA
- Attorney General Enforcement and Investigations