The
Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has requested $122 million for its IT capital budget in its
Fiscal Year 2026-27 legislative appropriations request.
The requested capital budget is about $10 million more than what DFPS was granted for equivalent items in the
General Appropriations Bill (HB1) for FY 2024-25.
Included in the IT capital budget are the following items:
- $68 million for data center consolidation
- $20 million for seat management
- $25 million for the Information Management Protecting Adults and Children in Texas (IMPACT) system
- $8 million for administrative systems
- $400,000 for smartphones
For comparison, here are the capital budget values for the same items in HB 1:
- $52 million for data center consolidation
- $18 million for seat management
- $26 million for the IMPACT system
- $16 million for administrative systems
- $400,000 for smartphones
According to its
strategic plan for 2025-2029, the agency intends to modernize internal processes and statewide community-based care systems. Plans for upcoming solicitations include requests for emerging technologies with potential for operational efficiency optimization and cybersecurity enhancements.
Chandler Treon is an Austin-based staff writer. He has a bachelor’s degree in English, a master’s degree in literature and a master’s degree in technical communication, all from Texas State University.
