North San Antonio | May 2025

BY PARKS KUGLE

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Looking ahead

overview Command center Texas Cyber Command will:

Sánchez said the city is also a major player in the CyberPatriot Program—a national K-12 education program run by the Air & Space Forces Associa- tion—that holds competitions where schools com- pete to secure vital networks from cyberattacks. “Of the 5,000 teams, there were 337-340 registered last year here in San Antonio. If we were a state, we would only be behind California and Texas,” Sánchez said. CyberTexas Foundation also partners with consulting firm Booz|Allen|Hamilton to provide seniors on CyberPatriot Teams internships where they can work on federal projects. In Gov. Greg Abbott’s February State of the State address, he said establishing a Cyber Command in Texas was a priority of this year’s legislative session. Known as House Bill 150, the command center passed in a 130-13 vote in the Texas House of Representatives on April 16. The bill is currently making its way to the Senate for its approval, as of press time.

If the bill passes through the Senate, it would go into effect and formally establish the Texas Cyber Command on or before Sept. 1. The center is estimated to cost roughly $413.85 million through 2030.

• Be a dedicated threat intelligence center • Contain an incident response unit • Contain a digital forensics laboratory • Manage threat detection and mitigation • Provide after-action analysis of any incidents • Be responsible for mandated cybersecurity training for government employees at all levels

SOURCE: TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Located at UTSA’s downtown campus, the new command center would strengthen the state’s operational defenses. Additionally, Sánchez said the new Texas Cyber Command will offer its services to private entities that manage critical infrastructure, such as water and power companies. “I’m very certain that any of those that do conduct critical infrastructures will be looking to at least share information with Texas Cyber Command to make sure that we have a good sense of what’s going on across our state,” Sánchez said.

If approved, the Texas Cyber Command will be on the UTSA campus.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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