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Senate committee advances substitute to create standalone Texas Cyber Command, preserves local vendor choice and reporting guardrails
Summary
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce adopted a committee substitute to House Bill 150 that would establish a standalone Texas Cyber Command with limits on procurement, protections for confidentiality, and built‑in coordination with law enforcement; the substitute passed the committee 11‑0 and was reported to the full Senate.
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce advanced a committee substitute to House Bill 150 that would create a standalone Texas Cyber Command, preserving local control over vendor choice and adding explicit reporting and confidentiality safeguards.
Senator Parker, explaining the substitute to the committee, said the measure establishes an independent, mission‑driven governance model for the command. “Independence removes any doubt about chain of command,” Parker told the panel, adding the new entity would be “subject to the same laws, appropriation controls, and sunset review as every other executive branch agency.”
The substitute allows the command to sign interagency agreements to obtain “back office administrative support” and to use a San Antonio facility with a…
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