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What to Know:
- The Texas Comptroller is seeking industry input on a digital payment system backed by gold or silver stored in the state’s bullion depository.
- The system must comply with constitutional limits on state-issued currency and may involve digital tokens or other technologies.
- The RFI requests input on system architecture, settlement workflows, regulatory compliance and public-private partnership models.
What to Know:
- Laredo Police will implement a new 911 platform, Prepared 911, in early 2026 to route emergency call data and audio directly to responding officers.
- The system aims to reduce dispatch delays, improve officer safety and streamline response during high-call-volume periods.
- Residents reporting non-emergencies may be guided through automated prompts and offered secure online reporting options instead of waiting for an in-person response.
What to Know:
- The list targets AI firms, hardware makers and apps linked to the Chinese government and other foreign adversaries.
- Newly banned companies include AI developers such as SenseTime, iFLYTEK and Yitu, alongside major tech and hardware providers such as Alibaba, Baidu, TP-Link and DJI.
- Texas Cyber Command is now the lead agency for identifying and assessing tech threats, with enforcement support from DIR and the Department of Public Safety.
What to Know:
- Texas Tech University’s grant from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund will help build a nanotechnology cleanroom facility in Lubbock.
- The project supports advanced semiconductor research and hands-on workforce training through the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering.
- The award is part of a broader effort under the Texas CHIPS Act to expand semiconductor research and technician training statewide.
What to Know:
- The Texas Broadband Development Office awarded the funds to expand rural broadband and flood-monitoring infrastructure.
- The project will improve ISP access to LCRA’s fiber network, upgrade flood-monitoring sites and extend fiber into underserved Central Texas communities.
- This grant follows Texas’ $1.27 billion BEAD plan approval and supports dual goals of digital equity and public safety.
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