'The Leader We Need': Abbott Appoints Chief of Texas Cyber Command

Texas Governor Names Former Chief of Federal Cyber Command to Run New Unit at Home

The Texas Cyber Command, created by lawmakers earlier this year, will be led by Timothy James “TJ” White – a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former head of the U.S. National Cyber Mission Force, known as U.S. Cyber Command.

'The leader we need': Abbott appoints chief of Texas Cyber Command

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Gov. Greg Abbott's office announced his appointment for the first chief of the Texas Cyber Command, a new state-level agency intended to protect against "cyber threats." The appointee is retired Vice Admiral Timothy James "TJ" White, according to a news release from Abbott's office. "Admiral White's decades of honorable military service to our country combined with his cybersecurity expertise makes him the leader we need at the…