What to Know:

• CapMetro’s board approved $4.5 million in tech-related contracts at its Feb. 23 meeting.
• The meeting's consent agenda covered about $3.8 million in tech purchases.
• A separate action item approved a five-year renewal of the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement for about $720,000.

What to Know:

• DIR reported $882 million in cooperative contract purchases in Q1 FY 2026, down 11 percent year-over-year.
• DIR approved three new Enterprise Technology Solution Services awards, expanding beyond Deloitte as the prior sole provider.
• DIR extended Symbio Ecosystems sourcing and transition support until 2027.

What to Know:

• Hays County commissioners postponed a proposed 30-day moratorium on high-water-use developments, citing concerns the county may not have the legal authority to impose it.
• County leaders are urging Gov. Greg Abbott and the Legislature to give counties more power to regulate zoning, major developments and utilities as data centers expand.
• Water and power impacts are driving the debate, with officials pointing to worsening water scarcity and forecasts that data centers will sharply increase Texas electricity demand in the coming years.

What to Know:

• The department's Governing Board established an AI code of ethics with expectations for documentation, staff training, transparency when people interact with AI and processes for redress tied to AI-influenced decisions.
• Another change focused on how the data governance assessment is treated and reported by agencies and higher education institutions.
• A third action sought to align the state with the U.S. Department of Justice's digital accessibility standards.

What to Know:

• Laredo College received more than $2.2 million to launch a fiber-optic technician training program starting this fall.
• The program plans to train 150 students, with tuition and training equipment covered by the funding.
• The award is part of Texas’ $24.6 million Building the Texas Broadband Workforce Grant Program backed by the Broadband Infrastructure Fund.

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