Call to create 'Texas Scribe Command' as cyberattacks rise

An unidentified speaker urged officials to add an emergency agenda item to create a "Texas Scribe Command" to protect the state from a recent surge in cyberattacks, saying the threat is growing in Texas and nationwide.

Speaker 1 framed the rise in attacks as urgent: "A problem that's on the rise dramatically in the state of Texas and candidly across the country, and that is the number of cyberattacks." The speaker said the incidents are increasing and described a string of recent targets: "These cyberattacks, in just the past week or so, a cyber attack has hit a city, has hit a hospital, has hit a prominent business, and this happens week after week and is increasing."

On attribution, the speaker said the attacks were "coming from places like China, Russia, Iran, and other rogue outlets across the entire globe," and urged a swift policy response. The speaker then called for immediate action: "I'm calling for an emergency item to create the Texas Scribe Command to better secure our state from cyber attacks."

The remarks were presented as a policy proposal and call to action rather than a formal decision; the speaker did not provide details in the record about how the proposed command would be organized, funded or implemented, nor did they identify who would carry the emergency item to a governing body for consideration. No vote or formal motion appeared in the transcript.