What to Know:

• UTA received $4 million from Gov. Greg Abbott’s office to develop a real-time flood warning system for the Hill Country.
• The project will use weather monitoring, flood modeling and floodplain maps to improve warning times.
• UTA is partnering with Rice University to build the warning platform.

What to Know:

• City councilmembers are considering a resolution that would pause employee transfers and reorganizations tied to the city’s “One ATS” consolidation plan.
• Austin has adopted new rules requiring City Council approval before city departments acquire or deploy surveillance-related technology.
• The actions follow months of debate around park surveillance, automated license plate readers and the city’s plan to centralize technology staff under Austin Technology Services.

What to Know:

• UT Medical Branch has named Jayson Laban vice president and chief information officer, effective May 1.
• Laban had served as interim vice president and CIO since Jan. 1.
• He brings more than 24 years of IT leadership experience, including more than six years at UTMB.

What to Know:

• Montgomery County adopted the state-required artificial intelligence ethics framework and named IT Director Bobby Powell as its AI risk management official for now.
• Vendors doing AI-related business with the county, or providing data built with AI, will need to comply with state standards that Powell said must be built into contracts.
• County officials said the mandate is unfunded, likely to require a full-time role and still needs local policy details that will come back to commissioners later.

What to Know:

• TCOLE is hiring a data management officer to lead enterprise data governance, data quality and business intelligence efforts.
• The role includes developing a data governance road map, managing data asset catalogs and overseeing data warehouse and data mart design.
• Applicants need a related bachelor’s degree and at least six years of data-focused experience in a regulated industry or government environment.

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