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What to Know:
- Austin launched a redesigned austintexas.gov site on March 19 as part of a broader digital experience modernization effort.
- The project is tied to a multiyear Material Holdings contract approved in 2024 for up to $5.5 million.
- The redesign follows years of city concerns about an aging web presence with thousands of pages and heavy resident traffic.
What to Know:
- Council approved about $945,000 in technology purchases for Houston Information Technology Services.
- The largest purchase was $545,000 to Motorola Solutions Inc. for public safety radios and accessories.
- City leaders pointed to a broader efficiency effort, citing recommendations on consolidation, strategic purchasing and centralization.
What to Know:
- Capital Metro is Austin’s regional transit agency and is operating with a 2026 budget of $625.2 million.
- The agency’s capital plan this year includes $15.7 million for IT projects.
- Capital Metro’s Strategic Plan 2030 includes goals tied to digital transformation, process automation, fare technology and security technology.
What to Know:
- The city of Northlake deployed an Envisio dashboard to create a single digital source for tracking capital projects.
- Town leaders said the tool replaces spreadsheets and manual reports, helping staff answer council questions faster and giving the public direct visibility into project status without filing information requests.
- The dashboard currently tracks about 18 projects including road work, meter upgrades and a hotel conference center.
What to Know:
- Collin County approved a $191,000 Palo Alto firewall support renewal through Dell Marketing LP for county data center network access.
- Commissioners also approved an agreement with Hopdox LLC to support eRecording alongside the county’s paper-based filing process.
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