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 sued automaker General Motors in August, claiming that GM illegally collected data about drivers, which it then sold to insurance providers. Now, the AG’s office has filed another similar lawsuit, this time against an insurance company itself.

Allstate has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the insurer on Monday of illegally tracking drivers through their cell phones without their consent and using the data to justify charging more for car insurance.