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Commissioners Vote 3–2 to Remove IT Director After Missed Cybersecurity Deadline
Summary
After weeks of concern over missed cybersecurity measures required by the Texas Association of Counties, the commissioners court voted 3–2 to terminate the county IT director following testimony that multi-factor authentication and other protections were late or only recently deployed.
The county commissioners court voted 3–2 to terminate the county IT director after a contentious special session focused on delayed cybersecurity measures and insurance compliance.
The presiding official opened the session by saying the court would consider “cybersecurity and insurance coverage with the Texas Association of Counties and personnel issues related to the current status.” Commissioners said they had attested to the association that required protections would be in place by Oct. 1, but learned months later that key measures were not fully implemented.
A commissioner (Speaker 6) pressed the director repeatedly over the missed deadline, saying, “we submitted a document to TAC based on our level of insurance coverage, cybersecurity…
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