Information resources planning is top of mind at the state’s longest-standing agency, the Texas General Land Office (GLO).
Its goals include investing in its workforce and cybersecurity stance, reflected in its 2026-27 legislative appropriations request (LAR).
According to the LAR’s exceptional items section, GLO is planning to add five full-time cybersecurity analysts and support staff.
The request includes $911,956 in 2026 and $871,627 in 2027. Costs through 2030 are listed at more than $900,000 each year.
“At the core of the GLO mission lies technology, empowering the GLO to fulfill the agency commitments to its constituents and stakeholders,” according to its 2025-29 Strategic Plan.
According to the plan, there are an estimated 827 full-time positions across the agency. Two years ago, there were 58 full-time employees in information technology.
GLO is the longest-standing state agency, and as such, has a wide range of responsibilities including stewardship of land and historic assets such as the Alamo, a vast archive and Texas coastal lands. It also administers grants and pass-through funding for natural disaster recovery.
The Veterans Land Board is a division of the land office and oversees five veterans programs including loans, veterans homes and state cemeteries.
General Land Office Wants to Add Cyber Professionals
The oldest state agency is among those asking the Legislature for funds to grow its tech workforce at a cost of about $900,000 per year.
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