Texas Gov. Greg Abbott approved funding for university research that will advance research to protect against "escalating threats to critical infrastructure across Texas and the United States."

Texas A&M has named Vince Kellen, an IT leader who most recently worked at the University of California San Diego, as its chief information officer.

New courses to be offered by Baylor University and McLennan County Community College are intended to bolster the state's cyber workforce.

Despite supposed interest in non-degree credentials, employers are not including them in their job descriptions, experts said at a conference.

Prairie View A&M University is among the institutions seeing a rise of interest in study abroad programs as the effects of the pandemic wane.

The Central Texas Cyber Range center was created in partnership between Baylor University and McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas.

"There was no other choice," officials from the Judson Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas, said about their decision to pay off their hackers.

VR simulations dramatically improved students' self-reported confidence with their career options after high school.

Students attending local colleges, universities and trade schools are invited to join a local competition to solve real-world challenges flagged by the city.

Manor Independent School District, which disclosed the theft last week, says it's following several "strong leads" alongside the FBI and local police.