Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Effective today, Wednesday, 1 September 2021, polygraph operators need no longer be licensed in the state of Texas. A notice on the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation website advises: Effective September 1, 2021, Polygraph Examiners are no longer required to be licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Texas House Bill …
This short news article from NewsOK.com is cited here in full: A law requiring people to be U.S. citizens before they can be licensed to give lie detector tests is unconstitutional, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said in an opinion issued Friday. Under the Polygraph Examiners Act, an individual applying for licensing must be a citizen …