What to Know:

• The city of Dallas is hiring a chief information security officer to lead its citywide information security management program.
• The role is being filled in the interim by Derrick Age.

What to Know:

• Tony Sauerhoff has announced a slate of leadership changes at the Texas Department of Information Resources aimed at aligning the agency with its strategic priorities.
• Josh Godbey has moved into the deputy executive director role, while John Hoffman has been named deputy CIO and will continue serving as chief technology officer.
• Brittney Booth Paylor now serves as chief of staff, and the broader reorganization includes updates to DIR’s legal, risk and finance leadership ranks.

What to Know:

• ERCOT wants a batch process for large-load interconnections instead of the current one-by-one review.
• PUCT is preparing to change cost allocation rules so residential customers do not shoulder the transmission build-out for hyperscale loads.
• Projects that bring their own generation or can reduce load in emergencies may have a smoother path to interconnection.

What to Know:

• College Station approved a $1.32 million Tyler Technologies contract for enterprise planning and development software that will support online permitting and internal city workflows.
• The purchase will replace the city’s aging eTRAKiT platform, which officials said has reached end of life.
• The company already provides the city’s financial and court systems.

What to Know:

• A Travis County district judge granted a temporary injunction April 13 blocking enforcement of the emergency HUB rules.
• The order also bars the comptroller from enforcing or adopting the proposed rules unless the Legislature amends the HUB Act and the governor signs it or a court declares the HUB Act unconstitutional or void.
• The comptroller must issue statewide notice to prime contractors and state agencies and publish the order online.

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