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HJR 125, a joint resolution proposed by Rep. Trent Ashby (R-9) and Rep. Joe Moody (D-78), looks to create a broadband infrastructure fund to help finance broadband and telecommunications service projects across the state. The Comptroller of Public Accounts would oversee the fund and ensure it's used for “the construction, reconstruction and expansion of broadband and telecommunications infrastructure or services, the operation of broadband and telecommunications infrastructure and the provision of broadband and telecommunications service.”
SB 1204, proposed by Sen. Angela Paxton (R-8), would establish an intrastate information sharing and analysis organization for state agencies, local governments, public and private institutions of higher education and private-sector entities to share information regarding cybersecurity threats, best practices and remediation strategies. All state agencies participating in the organization must supply an inventory of its servers, mainframes, cloud services and other IT equipment, plus all identification information of vendors that operate and manage the agency’s technology infrastructure.
HB 2466, proposed by Rep. Angie Chen Button (R-112), would create a grant-matching program for the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. The program’s main objective is to foster job creation and economic development within the state by matching or supplementing money received by a business entity through the federal funding program.
