In an ever-evolving digital environment, the Texas Legislature took proactive measures during the 89th Legislative Session to pass bills that will work to regulate and oversee the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology within the state.
To the surprise of some, Gov. Greg Abbott made the announcement during his State of the State address at the be- ginning of February that the establishment of a Texas Cyber Command is one of his emergency items for the session.
Spearheaded by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake), House Bill (HB) 150 will create the newly established state agency by transferring cybersecurity responsibilities over from the Department of Information Resources (DIR) in addition to granting it greater authority over education and professional training, “incident response,” “digital forensics,” “critical infrastructure” protection, and regulatory oversight for state agencies, local government, and private partners.
