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- TxDOT oversees planning and operations across highways, bridges, aviation and rail.
- The department’s $203 million IT capital budget includes funding for cybersecurity, modernization, data initiatives and infrastructure-related technologies.
- The department’s FY 2025–29 strategic plan prioritizes automation, data integration and digital modernization.
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Dustin Haisler, in his second appointment to the committee since 2011, will assist in forming strategic goals for the state to consider when making tech-related decisions for the 2026-2030 period.
As of March 1, the CapMetro app has been retired in favor of trip planning app Transit and Umo, a Cubic Transportation Systems fare collection solution offering contactless payments and automated validation tools.
Lin Zhou, who has served Texas Tech as CIO and vice president for the past year, will help advise the Department of Information Resources on its strategic plan for the 2026-2030 period.
The proof of concept will be used to guide ERCOT in developing a phased approach for the system’s complete implementation, with this initial term lasting through May 5, 2026.
Brian Gardner, who was named the deputy CIO for the city of Austin in February, has served as the interim CIO for Dallas since former CIO Bill Zielinski retired from the public sector in April 2024.
Forty-six Texas agencies said allowing employees to work outside the office has made them more productive, while 40 others said productivity wasn’t affected either way. None reported a negative impact on worker output as a result of remote work.
The role, within the agency's Office of Data, Analytics and Performance, will handle app development, data quality management, research consultation and more.
The independent nonprofit, which manages Texas power prices and the grid for more than 26 million Texans, requires a document library capable of drafting and publishing digital content.
The solution must be compatible with existing faculty infrastructure and integrable with the center's employee badge authentication system.
The main server and backups for the entire city were encrypted by ransomware, locking personnel out of all records in every department.
The current system, a "Control by Web" product, lacks key monitoring parameters that must be addressed by proposed solutions.
Deputy CIO Carolyn Patrick has been named interim IT director following the promotion of Araceli Guerra.
The agency is moving to ensure its compliance with executive orders relating to the protection of critical infrastructure and sensitive information from foreign adversaries.
In its Fiscal Year 2026-27 legislative appropriations request, the Health and Human Services Commission requested $2.4 billion for IT-related projects.
Texas Health and Human Services CIO Sylvia Hernández Kauffman assumed the role in August after Ricardo Blanco’s retirement in June.
Preston Smith International Airport is searching for a records management system, a work order management system and a digital safety management system.
The requested software-as-a-service solution must be capable of mission planning, pilot tracking, maintenance tracking, program management and data livestreaming.
The multicampus college requires a cloud-based solution with artificial intelligence tools for student engagement purposes.
The IT budget is about $246,000 more than the city’s estimated spending in the last fiscal year.
The requested solution must interface with insurance provider portals to retrieve client health insurance information, identify discrepancies and update Integral Care’s EHR with verifiably correct information.
Introduced in 2022, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has expanded the digital licensing and tagging program with multiple options for both hunting and fishing tags.
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