Texas Wiretap Law (Unlawful Interception, Use, or Disclosure of Communications)

Texas is a one-party consent state: intercepting a wire, oral, or electronic communication is a crime unless the person is a party to it or a party gave prior consent. The chapter also criminalizes unauthorized access to stored communications, unauthorized pen registers, and divulgence of communications by public service providers, and the Code of Criminal Procedure gives victims a civil damages action.