An expert said the auto industry should pay attention to Texas' data privacy laws: "What Texas has done is funded it, staffed it and supported it."

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a suit against Allstate alleging the company covertly monitored customers' driving habits in a bid to raise rates.

Insurance giant sued by Texas for using surveillance without consent to jack up premiums, deny coverage Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corporation and its mobile analytics subsidiary,

Paxton accuses Allstate of collecting driver location and movement data without consent to raise insurance rates in the state.