AI receptionists for Texas businesses
Yes. We build and manage AI receptionists for Texas businesses, managed for you end to end from our studio in Kalispell, Montana. Texas is a one-party consent state under Tex. Penal Code 16.02(c)(4); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 123.001-.002, so a business on the call may record it without telling the caller. Texas requires an AI disclosure only from health care providers and government agencies (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 552.051). Your agent answers in Central and Mountain time, on the number you already have or a new local Texas number.
Researched and written by Modern Mustard Seed in Kalispell, Montana. Rules checked October 26, 2026, each linked to the text we read.
Texas at a glance
- Area codes
- 29
- 210 · 214 · 254 · 281 · 325 · 346 · 361 · 409 · 430 · 432 · 469 · 512 · 621 · 682 · 713 · 726 · 737 · 806 · 817 · 830 · 832 · 903 · 915 · 936 · 940 · 945 · 956 · 972 · 979
Recording a call in Texas
Texas is a one-party consent state. Being a party, or having one party's consent, is an affirmative defense unless the purpose is unlawful.
“a person not acting under color of law intercepts a wire, oral, or electronic communication, if: (A) the person is a party to the communication; or (B) one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent”
Does it have to say it is AI in Texas?
Texas requires an AI disclosure only from health care providers and government agencies (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 552.051).
Reaches some businesses · In force since January 1, 2026
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act disclosure
Applies only to Texas government agencies and to providers of health care services or treatment, which must tell the person they are dealing with AI before or at the start of the interaction, even when it is obvious. Other private businesses have no duty under this section.
“shall disclose to each consumer, before or at the time of interaction, that the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence system.”
The Texas greeting we recommend
“Thanks for calling [your business]. You have reached our AI receptionist, and this call is recorded. How can I help?”
- Texas requires neither line. Both stay in: a caller dialing from California or Washington brings an all-party rule onto the call.
29 area codes, 2 time zones
Texas has 29 area codes in service. The oldest, 214, 512, 713 and 915, date to 1947; the newest, 621, entered service on January 23, 2025. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 210/726, 214/469/945/972, 281/346/621/713/832, 430/903, 512/737, 682/817.
- 2101992
- 2141947
- 2541997
- 2811996
- 3252003
- 3462014
- 3611999
- 4091982
- 4302003
- 4322003
- 4691999
- 5121947
- 6212025
- 6822000
- 7131947
- 7262017
- 7372013
- 8061957
- 8171953
- 8301997
- 8321999
- 9031990
- 9151947
- 9362000
- 9401997
- 9452021
- 9561997
- 9721996
- 9792000
Central time, except the far west: El Paso and Hudspeth counties keep Mountain time. (49 CFR 71.7(e)) Your agent's hours and callbacks follow the side of the line each caller is on.
Callbacks and reminders in Texas
Texas consumer telephone call hours
Unsolicited calls to a residential number to sell consumer goods or services or extend credit. Excludes calls at the consumer's request, existing debts or contracts, and prior business relationships.
“the telephone solicitor makes the call after 12 noon and before 9 p.m. on a Sunday or after 9 a.m. and before 9 p.m. on a weekday or a Saturday”
Texas automatic dial announcing device hours
Automatic dial announcing devices delivering recorded telephone solicitations that terminate in Texas.
“(1) before noon or after 9 p.m. on a Sunday; or (2) before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on a weekday or a Saturday.”
- Texas ADAD message identification: The nature of the call, who is making it, and the calling number. Within the first 30 seconds of the recorded message. (Tex. Util. Code 55.127)
Who licenses contractors in Texas
TDLR licenses electricians and air conditioning and refrigeration contractors; plumbers are licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Check a license: TDLR License Search.
“Anyone who performs, or offers to perform, non-exempt electrical work in the state of Texas must be licensed and perform that work through a licensed electrical contractor.”
- TDLR Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors: air conditioning, refrigeration and heating
- Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners: plumbing
56,287 construction businesses
56,287 of Texas’s 670,878 business establishments, 8.4 percent, are in construction (Census County Business Patterns 2023).
Texas questions
Is it legal to use an AI receptionist in Texas?
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Yes. Texas is a one-party consent state under Tex. Penal Code 16.02(c)(4); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 123.001-.002, so a business on the call may record it without telling the caller. Texas requires an AI disclosure only from health care providers and government agencies (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 552.051).
Does an AI receptionist have to say it is AI in Texas?
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Texas requires an AI disclosure only from health care providers and government agencies (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 552.051). Every agent we ship says it is an AI when asked.
Which area codes and time zone does an AI receptionist use in Texas?
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Texas has 29 area codes in service. The oldest, 214, 512, 713 and 915, date to 1947; the newest, 621, entered service on January 23, 2025. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 210/726, 214/469/945/972, 281/346/621/713/832, 430/903, 512/737, 682/817. Central time, except the far west: El Paso and Hudspeth counties keep Mountain time.
Who licenses contractors in Texas?
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR); licenses can be checked at https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/. TDLR licenses electricians and air conditioning and refrigeration contractors; plumbers are licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.