# Texas — State drug price transparency reporting thresholds, triggers, and penalties for pharmaceutical manufacturers

For Texas, new drug wac threshold is $100 for a 30-day supply; price increase % trigger is 15% or more in the previous year or 40% or more over the past three years; implementing agency is Texas Health and Human Services Commission; maximum penalty is $1,000 per day; generic/biosimilar trigger is same as brand, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Texas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **New drug WAC threshold:** $100 for a 30-day supply
- **Price increase % trigger:** 15% or more in the previous year or 40% or more over the past three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Implementing agency:** Texas Health and Human Services Commission _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** $1,000 per day _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generic/biosimilar trigger:** same as brand
- **Statute:** Tex. Health & Safety Code § 441.0051-441.0054

## What the source says

> 15% or more in the previous year or 40% or more over the past three years. If any FDA-approved drugs are sold in Texas, the manufacturer must also submit a report with the current WAC information to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Penalties for noncompliance may be up to $1,000 per day from the date on which such reporting is required, after 45 days from the date the manufacturer receives notice.

## Source

- https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/06/alerts-lifesciences-state-drug-transparency-laws

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
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