{"id":173335,"date":"2026-02-20T20:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/173335\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:26:18","slug":"texas-tech-u-gets-149m-grant-for-cyber-emp-testing-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/173335\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech U. gets $149M grant for cyber, EMP testing site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced that Texas Tech University will receive a $149 million grant to develop an electromagnetic pulse testing site and enhancements to its cybersecurity infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>According to Abbott\u2019s office, the funding will strengthen \u201congoing efforts to safeguard the nation by advancing research that addresses escalating threats to critical infrastructure across Texas and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis $149 million investment in cybersecurity will ensure that our state\u2019s critical infrastructure systems are capable of withstanding attacks from hostile foreign adversaries,\u201d Abbott said in a press release. \u201cThe researchers at Texas Tech lead the nation in safeguarding critical infrastructure from hackers and hostile foreign actors. Through initiatives like the Texas Cyber Command and investments into the safety and security of our state, Texas is on the path to be a national leader in cybersecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grant is designed to expand efforts to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities and protect critical infrastructure like the electric grid, water utilities and communications networks.<\/p>\n<p>The university will reportedly work with federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy, as well as the Army, Air Force and Navy.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency\u2019s website, EMP attacks include \u201chigh-altitude nuclear detonations, specialized conventional munitions, or non-nuclear directed energy devices.\u201d They can damage critical infrastructure, causing cascading damage, \u201cinitially compromising one or more critical infrastructure sectors, spilling over into additional sectors or geographic regions, and adversely impacting millions of households and businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771619178_708_ea8b076b398ee48b71cfaecf898c582b.jpeg\" alt=\"EdScoop Staff\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWritten by EdScoop Staff\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced that Texas Tech University will receive a $149 million grant to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[70060,14275,68877,392,27,29,28],"class_list":{"0":"post-173335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-cyberattacks","9":"tag-cybersecurity","10":"tag-emp","11":"tag-greg-abbott","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-texas-headlines","14":"tag-texas-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}