Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.

Contracts

• Master Services Agreements (MSAs): Review all active contracts with Texas counties. While amendments may not be strictly necessary if a "Compliance with Laws" clause exists, you must ensure that redacting data does not trigger penalties under Service Level Agreements (SLAs) regarding "data completeness" or "uptime/accuracy."
• Subcontracts: If you outsource the web hosting or interface layer to a third party, you must flow these requirements down immediately to ensure the disclaimer appears on the user-facing site.

Hiring/Training

• IT & Web Development: Developers must hard-code the statutory disclaimer into the website template (header, footer, or search results page).
• Customer Support: Staff receiving data correction requests must be trained to identify Section 11.008(j) requests. They must distinguish between a standard "data error" and a "statutory redaction request" to ensure the latter is processed without requiring a court order, provided it comes through the proper county channels.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• Mandatory Website Disclaimer: You must display a "clear and conspicuous" statement on the database website confirming:
• 1. Redactions have been made pursuant to state law; and
• 2. The online database is not the official repository and may not reflect complete records.
• Redaction Logs: Maintain an internal audit trail of all redactions performed under this statute. You must be able to map every data omission to a specific written request or County Clerk directive to defend against claims of data manipulation or negligence.

Fees & Costs

• Cost Impact: Low. The primary costs are internal administrative time for processing requests and one-time development costs to update the website interface.
• Fee Recovery: The statute does not authorize vendors to charge fees to the protected individuals for these redactions.