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- TxDOT’s 2026-2027 budget includes $394 million for IT modernization, cybersecurity and connected infrastructure.
- Capital funding supports facility upgrades and embedded tech to improve operations and data collection.
- Recent AI strategy shifts TxDOT from pilot projects to agencywide deployments in automation and analytics.
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In the next 12 months, the agency is looking to implement a set of applications under its LoneSTAR system and plans to launch another system to address environmental permitting activities.
The county seeks building automation system replacements; submitting a proposal requires attendance at a pre-proposal meeting.
The school district is rolling out a program officials say will add another layer of security by using technology to allow parents and teachers to track students on school buses.
This agency, created when Texas was a republic, is responsible for estimating revenue for budget purposes.
Four school districts will receive extensive funding to upgrade their tech systems thanks to recently approved bonds. Meanwhile, one of the state’s education service centers is preparing to issue new bids for various IT services.
CGI welcomed a new director of consulting earlier this month; she has prior experience with the group.
At a recent Public Safety and Homeland Security meeting, officials questioned the efficacy and cost of the ShotSpotter deployment.
McKinney will spend more than half-million dollars on supplemental IT items and additional money on court and library items.
Sul Ross State University will use $2.7 million to upgrade learning spaces, update equipment and supply laptops.
Industry Insider — Texas will not publish a newsletter Monday in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. The newsletter will resume Wednesday morning.
As part of Industry Insider — Texas’ ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
The city of El Paso has partnered with the private sector to create its Economic Snapshot Dashboard, a data visualization to help paint a picture of its economy as it grows and adapts.
The airport, one of Texas' largest special districts, has contracted with Tyler Technologies for a large-scale contractor-facing tool.
The state comptroller published the final rules governing how its Broadband Development Office will decide how federal broadband infrastructure funds will be distributed.
This executive branch agency, with an estimated $7.4 million IT budget, was established in 1836 and is composed of three military branches.
Some of these upgrades include campus network replacements, smart building access system upgrades, enterprise resource planning and EV charging stations.
Roughly 42 percent of the money was spent by three state agencies; 10,392 purchase orders were completed.
The Ector County Library used $548,100 to purchase the items to be made available to library users.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Verizon Enterprise Solutions to the Industry Insider family. The company provides solutions to the state and local government sector including virtual work tools, broadband and connectivity solutions, voice services, mobile devices, white papers and various support for customers. For more information, visit its state and local government page, peruse its Texas contracts page or email SOTX-TEXAN-SUPPORT@verizon.com.
Retired police commander Jason Browning joined LensLock, a cloud provider of law enforcement solutions, in North Texas as its director of transformation and integration.
The city boasts several military sites with cyber capabilities, a large number of cyber workers and robust higher ed programming.
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