1. (a) The command is established to prevent and respond to cybersecurity incidents that affect governmental entities and critical infrastructure in this state.

2. (b) The command is responsible for cybersecurity for this state, including:

   1. (1) providing leadership, guidance, and tools to enhance cybersecurity defenses;
   2. (2) facilitating education and training of a cybersecurity workforce;
   3. (3) monitoring and coordinating cyber threat intelligence and information systems to detect and warn entities of cyber attacks, identifying cyber threats to critical infrastructure and state systems, planning and executing cybersecurity incident responses, and conducting digital forensics of cybersecurity incidents to support law enforcement and attribute the incidents;
   4. (4) creating partnerships needed to effectively carry out the command's functions; and
   5. (5) receiving all cybersecurity incident reports from state agencies and covered entities.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 150), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.