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Gov. Greg Abbott signs HB150 to create Texas Cyber Command in San Antonio
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Governor Greg Abbott signed HB150 at UTSA, establishing the Texas Cyber Command with about $135 million in state investment and San Antonio as its headquarters; lawmakers and federal partners said the command will coordinate threat intelligence, response and training for state and local governments.
SAN ANTONIO — Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed HB150 into law at the University of Texas at San Antonio, establishing the Texas Cyber Command and directing a state investment of about $135 million to build a centralized cyber threat-intelligence and response capability headquartered in San Antonio.
Taylor Amie, president of UT San Antonio and acting president of UT Health San Antonio, opened the event and credited the governor and the bill sponsors, saying the university and the UT System “stand ready to support the command.” Sen. Tan Parker and Rep. Giovanni Capriglione were thanked by speakers for carrying the legislation through the Legislature.
Abbott described the command’s mission as preventing and protecting against cyber breaches, creating a cyber threat intelligence center to identify and repair weaknesses in state and local systems, training users, and coordinating swift…
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