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Security report for texas.gov

Texas.gov · Government · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Texas.gov is the official digital portal for the State of Texas, providing residents, businesses, and visitors with access to a wide range of government services and information. The website serves as a centralized hub for services such as driver license renewals, vehicle registration, vital records ordering, and access to government directories. It targets a broad audience including residents, businesses, and government entities, positioning itself as an authoritative and trusted source for state-related information and services. Technically, the site is built on modern web technologies including React and Gatsby, ensuring fast performance, excellent mobile optimization, and a good user experience. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager indicates a moderate level of user tracking for analytics purposes. The site employs HTTPS and demonstrates good security practices, although explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. From a security perspective, Texas.gov maintains a strong posture with encrypted communications and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a public security policy or incident response contact details suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. The WHOIS data is incomplete, lacking registrar and registrant details, which is unusual but may be due to registry policies. Despite this, the website's official branding and content strongly support its legitimacy. Overall, Texas.gov is a professional, secure, and comprehensive government website that effectively serves its audience. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy, and improving incident response transparency to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
67
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
65

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Texas.gov operates as a government portal under the State of Texas, providing essential services and information to a large and diverse user base. Its market position is that of the official state website, which grants it high credibility and authority. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on facilitating access to government functions rather than generating revenue. Key competitive advantages include official state endorsement, comprehensive service coverage, and integration with multiple government agencies. The site supports growth through digital transformation initiatives and partnerships with related Texas government portals. The partnership ecosystem includes veterans services, open data portals, and state libraries, enhancing the breadth of resources available to users.

Security posture

The security maturity of Texas.gov is solid, with HTTPS enforced and no evident exposure of sensitive data. The site uses modern frameworks that support secure coding practices. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No public vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, limiting transparency for security researchers. Incident response contact information is not publicly available, which could delay reporting and remediation of security incidents. Compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR is limited, likely due to the government nature and US jurisdiction. Overall, the site demonstrates good baseline security but would benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Create and maintain a public vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information on the website for security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet or exceed WCAG standards for inclusivity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Texas.gov
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Texas.gov
Description
Texas.gov is the official website of the State of Texas providing government services, information, and resources to residents, businesses, and visitors.
Key services
Driver license services, Vehicle registration, Vital records ordering, Government services directory, Business resources, Health services information, Emergency management information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Gatsby, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Olark Live Chat
Frameworks
React, Gatsby
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with proper labels
  • Use of modern JavaScript frameworks

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Olark Live Chat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official state government website with comprehensive services and information
  2. Modern React/Gatsby tech stack with good performance and mobile optimization
  3. Privacy and cookie policies present with consent mechanism
  4. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
  5. WHOIS data incomplete, no registrar or registrant info found
  6. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found
  7. Social media presence on major platforms with official accounts
  8. No advertising networks detected beyond analytics and chat tools
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

Texas.gov leverages a modern technology stack centered on React and Gatsby, enabling fast, static site generation with dynamic capabilities. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and demonstrates good SEO practices with proper meta tags and structured data. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Tag Manager, and live chat support is provided through Olark. The site does not reveal its hosting provider explicitly. Performance is fast with minimal technical debt visible in the HTML content. Opportunities exist to improve security header implementation and to formalize vulnerability disclosure processes to reduce technical risks.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 51/100 −6Medium30 findingsView report
  2. 57/100Medium26 findingsView report
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