SAN ANTONIO – Gov. Greg Abbott was in San Antonio on Monday to sign legislation establishing the Texas Cyber Command.
The event at the National Security Collaboration Center followed the passing of House Bill 150, which created the Texas Cyber Command to protect against cyber threats from foreign countries.
Abbott declared it an emergency item in his 2025 State of the State address.
“Our state is under constant attack by cyber criminals, attacks that occur thousands of times every single second of every single day,” Abbott said Monday.
The attacks have affected areas throughout Texas, according to Abbott.
“Those dangers loom even larger with the acceleration of artificial intelligence and the way that it can be used to enhance cyberattacks,” he said.
The Texas Cyber Command is a $135 million investment by the state, Abbott said, and will be headquartered in San Antonio.
Its main goal is to protect and defend against cyber breaches. Abbott said the Texas Cyber Command will also launch a Cyber Threat Intelligence Center to identify weaknesses in state and local government and will coordinate with agencies to prevent attacks.
San Antonio has the second-largest concentration of cyber expertise in the country, Abbott said.
The University of Texas at San Antonio leads the state in cybersecurity bachelor’s degrees awarded.
“There could be no more fitting location with a combination of all these assets … they will put Texas on a path to be a national leader in cybersecurity,” Abbott said
UTSA President Taylor Eighmy, state Sen. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) and state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) were also in attendance on Monday, as well as other elected officials and cybersecurity experts.
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