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Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 150 into law on Monday, June 2nd, officially creating the Texas Cyber Command—the largest state-operated cybersecurity department in the United States. The bill signing took place during a ceremony at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), a national leader in cyber education and research.
The Texas Cyber Command will be headquartered in San Antonio and backed by a $135 million investment. Its mission is to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats against Texas government systems and infrastructure.
“Our state is under constant attack by cyber criminals, attacks that occur thousands of times every single second of every single day,” said Governor Abbott. “Attacks often come from foreign actors from hostile countries like China, Russia, and Iran. They successfully attacked cities, counties, and government agencies in Texas, from Mission to Muleshoe. That changes today. I'm signing a law that creates the Texas Cyber Command. Its ultimate mission is to prevent and protect against cyber breaches.”
The Texas Cyber Command will:
Launch a cyber threat intelligence center to identify and repair system vulnerabilities and train personnel to prevent breaches.
Coordinate statewide responses to cyber incidents.
Collaborate with local, state, and federal partners to establish cybersecurity best practices.
The agency will operate alongside national cyber entities located in San Antonio, including the Sixteenth Air Force, FBI, NSA, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Army, Department of Homeland Security, and the Southwest Texas Fusion Center.
House Bill 150 was authored by Representative Giovanni Capriglione and Senator Tan Parker. Governor Abbott had previously designated the creation of the Cyber Command as an emergency item in his 2025 State of the State Address.
Present at the ceremony were UTSA President Taylor Eighmy, Texas Department of Information Resources Executive Director Amanda Crawford, Texas DPS Colonel Freeman F. Martin, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, and other state and cybersecurity officials.
