What to Know:

• Sandy Russell has joined NTT DATA North America as senior account executive for state, local and education business in Texas.
• She brings experience across SLED, higher education and enterprise technology, with prior roles at Precisely, Oracle and Intel Security.
• Russell said she is focused on helping Texas agencies modernize while maintaining secure and reliable infrastructure amid a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

What to Know:

• The attorney general concluded Texas law does not authorize constables to issue speeding citations by mail using automated camera or lidar systems.
• Under Chapter 543 of the Transportation Code, a speeding citation must follow an officer detention or arrest.
• Any expansion of automated speed enforcement at the county level would require express authorization from the Legislature.

Industry Insider — Texas will not publish a newsletter on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. The newsletter will resume on Wednesday morning.

What to Know:

• Dallas police are weighing an integrated approach that would link gunshot-detection sensors, drones and cameras to respond to random gunfire calls within 30 seconds to two minutes.
• Random gunfire calls have declined since 2022 but remain concentrated in southern Dallas and rarely lead to arrests, prompting continued concern at City Hall.
• The proposal would pair new technology with a public awareness campaign warning residents about the dangers and criminal penalties of celebratory or random gunfire.

What to Know:

• DIR has launched a new website modernization webpage that centralizes resources for state agencies and institutions of higher education.
• Information collected from agencies through a statewide technology review will be used by DIR to help report on digital modernization efforts required by House Bill 5195.
• That bill requires DIR to report to the Legislature on the status of state agencies’ digital modernization efforts.

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