Texas
CurrentTEA K–12 Cybersecurity Initiative
Offers eligible school systems cybersecurity assessments, managed endpoint protection, cloud email security and regional technical assistance through the state initiative.
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State / DC
- Policy status
- Guidance current
- Implementation phase
- Current
- Requirement
- Optional / resource
- Grades
- All K-12
- Audience
- Districts / LEAs
- Learning evidence
- Optional support / resources
- Instrument
- Budget / appropriations provision
Dates & implementation
Current services include assessments, endpoint protection, email security and ESC assistance. The NDR pilot is closed; software deployment service is scheduled for October 15, 2026.
A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.
Funding & support
Support provision; funding not confirmed
$42 million appropriated for FY26/FY27, following the initial $55 million. Services are subject to eligibility and capacity; this is not a cash award to every district.
Read funding sourceEvidence & source location
Appropriations, funded-service table and program-scope sections.
Service availability and capacity are distinct from the binding requirements in Education Code §11.175.
Review history
Reviewed against official sources
Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.
Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04
2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Verified funding and service availability; distinguished the closed pilot and future deployment service.
Record ID: TX-2026-CYBERSVC-001
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