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- AI training will be mandatory for state and local government employees starting in FY 2026 under House Bill 3512.
- DIR will certify at least five training programs that meet new criteria focused on responsible AI use, risk mitigation and accessibility.
- Submission guidance is expected by the end of January.
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Catherine Maras, a longtime CIO and an exec at Fortium Partners, will temporarily serve the county.
The city has issued two requests for information on behalf of CPS Energy for forecasting and modeling software.
UT San Antonio will use a $300,000 grant to explore standards and best practices surrounding digital assets including cryptocurrency.
Hurricane Harvey, which hit Houston in 2017, offers lessons in how AI might help citizens during large-scale weather events.
The software has a total cost of $19,485 in the course of a three-year plan; the software only uses public data.
Here is a roundup of this year’s events, with insights from the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Office of Court Administration, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Austin Transit Partnership and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
The requested system must support the clinical processes, clinical research, billing/administration and workflows of the center’s Radiation Oncology (RO) division.
Across Texas, CIOs and other leaders looked this year to long-term missions and goals and how to support them with IT, tech and communications.
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A report presented by Gartner to the Commissioners Court found an excess of $11 million in spending, a disempowered IT staff and critical staffing gaps.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Luna Data Solutions Inc. to the Industry Insider family. Luna is a certified HUB vendor that provides recruiting and staffing solutions to the Texas public sector. The 23-year-old company staffs positions from the managerial to the executive level. For more information, visit Luna Data Solutions or contact Glenn Jackson.
According to the RFI, the college is interested in AI detection tools to be integrated with its D2L Learning Management System.
Featured panel members at the Texas IT Leadership Forum included Tyler Technologies' VP of national sales, a Google Public Sector customer engineer and the Lower Colorado River Authority's enterprise data architect.
The Laredo university will use funds for VR software training and other student-centered programming.
The director of data infrastructure and technology is part of the DFPS Office of Data and Systems Improvement.
According to the request, the city is looking to either purchase or subscribe to an internal records and performance solution.
The neighborhood library, set to open in February, will offer a podcast studio, music tech and up-to-date study spaces for its community.
Health and Human Services CIO Ricardo Blanco and IBM Global Consulting Leader for Trustworthy AI Phaedra Boinodiris met at a Government Technology event to discuss responsible AI policies.
The bulk of spending in November went to the Texas Facilities Commission, along with funds to a state website provider and an events manager.
The requested solution will be administered centrally but will allow local content owners to manage content at distributed sites.
TxDOT has estimated the cost of the requested security upgrades to be $430,000.
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Oracle’s DB@ partnerships refers to initiatives in which Oracle offers its flagship database products as managed services running directly within other major cloud providers' infrastructure — AWS, Azure, & Google.
This year marked the inception of BMC Helix as an independent company. And we’re not just growing. We’re building for the future, boldly and for the long term. That’s why being recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management, Q4 2025 report is more than recognition.
Whether launching a customer-facing app or a cloud-native platform or integrating emerging technologies, effective quality assurance (QA) ensures software performs flawlessly, consistently, securely and swiftly. With AI, this strategic pillar of modern enterprises is undergoing a transformation — evolving into intelligent QA that delivers greater speed, precision and adaptability in testing.
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