Sec. 418.0195. DISCONNECTION OF STATE COMPUTER NETWORKS. (a) This section applies only to a computer network used by:
(1) a state agency; or
(2) an entity other than a state agency receiving network security services from the Department of Information Resources under Section 2059.058.
(b) The governor may order the Department of Information Resources to disconnect a computer network from the Internet in the event of a substantial external threat to the computer network.
(c) The authority granted under this section is limited to Internet connectivity services provided exclusively to an entity described by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.