Briggs AnalyticsSell your company's data in Texas: who's buying, what it pays, what Texas law says
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Who buys Texas company dataIndustries buyers want in TexasPublished bandsWhat Texas law saysWhat to do firstWho buys Texas company data
The buyers are AI data companies and the brokers that feed them. Every one we track licenses from companies anywhere in the United States, and most want a team based here. None of them need you to be in a particular city. What they need is years of records your company owns: email, chat, tickets, jobs, invoices, drawings, the back-and-forth around every decision. Every buyer, compared.
Texas has more mid-size private companies than any state except California, and no state income tax on the proceeds. The federal tax treatment of a license payment is a question for your CPA.
Industries buyers want in Texas
Briggs Analytics estimate for a 50-person company with ten years of records. The buyer sets the final price after reading a sample.
| Industry | Estimate (50 people, 10 years) | Why Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Mortgage / lending | $250,000 to $590,000 | Texas mortgage and lending companies hold the longest decision records in the state, and one broker publishes its highest band for them. |
| Trucking | $190,000 to $450,000 | Dispatch, load and settlement history from Texas carriers is exactly the operational record buyers describe wanting. |
| Construction | $210,000 to $510,000 | Commercial construction in Dallas, Houston and Austin generates years of bids, change orders and RFIs. |
| HVAC | $210,000 to $510,000 | Year-round service history, tied to invoices, from a state where HVAC never stops. |
| Law firm | $220,000 to $530,000 | Texas law firms from six people qualify with the buyer that takes the smallest professional firms. |
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See what my data is worth →Published bands
At least one broker publishes offer bands by state. For Texas:
| Company | Published band |
|---|---|
| Mortgage company, Texas | $750,000 to $1,000,000 |
Bands are what an intermediary publishes, not an offer. Every buyer and broker, compared.
What Texas law says
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), effective July 1, 2024. Texas applies its law to most companies doing business in the state, with an exemption for small businesses as the federal SBA defines them. Employee records and business-contact data are outside it.
What that means in practice: a license of de-identified internal operating records usually sits outside the consumer privacy law, and the work is in the contract: which categories are out, how identifying fields are removed, and what the buyer can do downstream. Ask your lawyer. What to ask for in the agreement.
Briggs Analytics is not a law firm and never tells you whether you have the right to license your records. The buyer's agreement and your lawyer do.
What to do first
- Get the estimate. It takes about a minute, asks for no files, and shows which buyers fit a Texas company of your size and age.
- Fill in the data inventory: every system, the years you can export, how much is there.
- Decide what is out before anyone asks: customer and employee personal data, client-owned files, anything restricted.
- Get more than one number before you sign anything. An exclusive license can only be sold once.
In short
- Every buyer we track pays Texas companies. Published ranges run $100K to several million for 30+ people with years of records.
- Briggs Analytics estimate for a 50-person Texas company with ten years of records: $190,000 to $590,000, by industry.
- Texas law leaves internal operating records to the contract. Your lawyer reads it.
Questions owners ask.
Can a Texas company sell its data to AI companies?
Yes. Every buyer we track licenses de-identified operating records from U.S. companies, Texas included. Customer and employee personal data stays out, and the agreement sets what the buyer can do.
How much do Texas companies get paid for their data?
Published buyer ranges run from $100,000 to several million for a company with 30 or more people and a few years of records. The Briggs Analytics estimate for a 50-person Texas company with ten years of records runs $190,000 to $590,000 across the industries above.
Does Texas privacy law stop a data license?
Texas has no law that addresses a license of de-identified internal business records directly. The contract does the work. Ask your lawyer.
Do I have to be near Philadelphia to work with Briggs Analytics?
No. We work with owners in every state by email and phone. We are based in Philadelphia if you want to meet in person.
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