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Per the standardized template published by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) on April 23, 2026, following is the AI Notice for the Texas.gov website.

AI System Facts

AI Summary Search

General System Information
System information	Details
Baseline Model	Gemini-3.5-flash
Developer	Google
Application and Description	Texas.gov search that assists constituents to find information and results from Texas.gov website.

Data Sources & Usage
System information	Answer	Details
Base Model Supplemented with Governmental Entity Data Does the governmental entity use external knowledge sources to supplement the base model with additional entity-specific data?	Yes	Texas.gov AI summary search uses a pre-trained generative model from Google, and the Texas.gov Website is the main data source for the search.
System Uses Data Inputs for Training Is the AI system trained using data inputs after initial implementation?	No
Data Sharing Are the data inputs or outputs shared outside the governmental entity?	No

Privacy & Ethics Measures
System information	Answer	Details
Testing Did testing occur prior to deployment to evaluate accuracy, consistency, and fairness?	Yes	Subject matter experts participated in User Acceptance Testing to ensure responses were consistent with agency expectations. Testing included content verification, accuracy validation, and accessibility testing.
Human Oversight Does a human review and monitor the outputs of the AI system?	Yes	Staff will periodically review the search results and modify content if needed.
Data Retention and Deletion Are data inputs and outputs automatically deleted?	Yes	Texas.gov retains inputs and outputs for up to 90 days, and they are deleted after that time.
User Feedback Are end users given a method to provide feedback or dispute the outputs?	Yes	The thumbs up/down buttons allow users to quickly provide feedback on the quality or usefulness of a response. This feedback can be used to improve future responses by updating the data source while giving users a simple way to indicate satisfaction or flag issues.

Data Security
System information	Answer	Details
Data Security Are security measures in place to encrypt any sensitive input data when stored or transmitted?	Yes	Google Gemini encrypts search results in transit using TLS and at rest using AES-256 encryption within Google’s secure infrastructure.