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- The bulk of new investments appear in the Austin District, where TxDOT is proposing $32 million in projects along the I-35 corridor.
- The draft also underscores continued investment in infrastructure that supports smart mobility and emission reduction goals.
- TxDOT is administering $75 million through the Carbon Reduction Program for non-urban areas.
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- TWC is seeking a fully developed, web-based platform that enables individuals to store, manage and share their academic and workforce credentials.
- The solution aims to support the state’s goal of addressing the middle-skills gap by helping job seekers track credentials and share verified information with employers.
The agenda has four legislative items dedicated to relief funding, flood warning system improvements, strengthening flood emergency communications and natural disaster preparation and recovery.
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- The petition calls on the city of Kerrville and Kerr County Commissioners' Court to install an outdoor early warning siren system for life-threatening emergencies.
- The petition had gained 39,344 signatures as of Thursday morning.
- It remains unclear how Kerr County’s existing set of emergency monitors was deficient or if it failed during the deadly July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River.
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- The Harris County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to create a Harris County Broadband Task Force.
- More than 171,000 homes in Harris County do not have a broadband connection.
- Harris County Universal Services CIO and Executive Director Sindhu Menon will lead the task force.
According to the agency’s request for information, TxDOT is surveying vendors on bridge inventory system best practices.
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- The requested software includes screen readers, real-time document remediation, accessible alternative format generation and more.
- The software must be integrable with the Canvas learning management system.
Previously, SoS CIO Dan Teczar served as both the agency's CIO and its CDO.
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- The desired solution must store electronic client medical records and case management information.
- The current environment requires DSHS staff to manually enter data on paper charts.
- HHSC estimates more than 500,000 client records from previous years have not been entered into the existing platform.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is hiring a cybersecurity leader to guide strategic planning and safeguard systems as it takes on responsibility for the state's lottery.
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- The moratorium would have rendered state AI measures, including a landmark Texas bill passed this session, impossible to enforce without sacrificing federal funding.
- A day before the vote, state Sen. Angela Paxton sent a letter to Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn urging them to remove the moratorium provision.
Industry Insider — Texas will not publish a newsletter on Friday in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The newsletter will resume on Monday morning.
The agency requires a software-as-a-service solution that streamlines the process of auditing and reporting risk-related information across all program areas.
What to Know
- Five House bills signed into law this session directly impact DIR and its functions.
- Cybersecurity responsibilities are shifting from DIR to the newly established Texas Cyber Command.
- DIR is due to receive a $1.6 billion budget and an $18 million IT capital budget.
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- Plano requires a commercial off-the-shelf solution that will automatically generate visual training guides.
- The city currently creates training materials and process guides manually due to a lack of a standardized documentation tool.
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- The tollway authority’s request for information asks vendors to describe their system’s real-time reporting, analytics and learning progress tracking capabilities.
- NTTA has released multiple solicitation requests for solutions with AI integrations.
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- Products include emergency alert systems, mass notification systems and various sensors; services include data backup, cybersecurity incident response and business continuity planning.
- Cooperative contract purchases specific to emergency preparedness and disaster recovery accounted for about $58 million in Fiscal Year 2024.
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- Senate Bill 1 includes $135 million for the creation of the Texas Cyber Command
- HHSC has an IT capital budget of $1.1 billion
- TxDOT has an IT capital budget of $393.4 million
- DPS has an IT capital budget of $134 million
The Republican senator has pushed the provision as a means to allow AI companies to develop more quickly so they can stay ahead of China in what is considered a critical technology for the future.
The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act was one of five AI-related bills the governor signed on Sunday.
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