Coryell County in Central Texas is restoring systems affected by a technology disruption that is being investigated as a possible cyber incident, while emergency and other essential public-safety services remain operational, county officials said Thursday.
Officials have not said what caused the disruption, when it began or which specific county systems were affected. The county has not publicly identified the incident as a cyberattack or ransomware event. Technical specialists and investigators are reviewing the disruption before officials draw conclusions about its cause, according to KCEN-TV and the Killeen Daily Herald.
Coryell County, whose county seat is Gatesville, about 40 miles west of Waco, had a population of 83,093 according to the 2020 census.
County employees and information technology specialists were working to safely return affected systems to normal operations while maintaining county services. Emergency services and essential public-safety functions continued without interruption, according to a county statement reported by local news outlets.
County Judge Roger Miller thanked employees and first responders for maintaining operations during the disruption. Miller is the county’s chief elected administrative official and presides over the five-member Coryell County Commissioners Court.
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The county also said it would meet any legal and regulatory obligations resulting from the incident. Officials have not disclosed whether investigators found unauthorized access, exposed data or a ransom demand.
The disruption follows other recent cyber incidents involving Texas county governments. In June, hackers twice hit systems at the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, disrupting records access and forcing the agency to suspend some public-records deadlines. In October 2025, a security incident in Kaufman County disrupted courthouse computers and left some employees unable to open files, although 911 and sheriff’s operations remained available. Officials did not publicly confirm ransomware as the cause.
As of Friday afternoon, Coryell County’s main website remained accessible, but the county had not posted a newer public update saying all affected systems had been restored. The cause, scope of the affected systems and any potential data impact remain undisclosed.
