The Texas Department of Public Safety spent $94.91 million in calendar year 2021.
According to the Texas IT Spending Dashboard on Industry Insider — Texas, the largest spend during that time went to personal property, maintenance and repair, and computer software — expensed at $25.98 million. The second-largest spend was on data processing services at $8.48 million. Coming in at No. 3 was personal property — computer equipment — controlled, at $7.41 million.
Those top three categories accounted for about 44.12 percent of the department's 2021 expenditures.
By comparison, the department spent $82.34 million in calendar year 2020. The largest spend during that time went to personal property, maintenance and repair, and computer software — expensed at $23.81 million. The second-largest spend was on IT services at $6.62 million. Coming in at No. 3 was telecommunications — other service charges at $6.21 million.
Those top three categories accounted for about 44.5 percent of the department's 2020 expenditures.
Tracking the Spend: Texas Department of Public Safety
