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Rae D. DeShong

Rae D. DeShong is a Dallas-based e.Republic staff writer and has worked at The Dallas Morning News and as a community college administrator.

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Family and Protective Services to Hire Data Director

The director of data infrastructure and technology is part of the DFPS Office of Data and Systems Improvement.

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December 19, 2023
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Governor's Office Spent $171.5M on IT-Related Services in November

The bulk of spending in November went to the Texas Facilities Commission, along with funds to a state website provider and an events manager.

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December 15, 2023
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Texas Higher Ed IT Leaders Talk Solving Their Workforce Gap

University CIOs talked shop and staffing during the inaugural Texas Higher Education IT Leadership Summit this week.

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December 14, 2023
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DMV CIO: Relationship Strategy Unlocks IT Leadership

Texas DMV's Wendy Barron talked about how IT needs to be a trusted adviser to the business side.

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December 13, 2023
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Tarrant County College Seeks Information Security Officer

The community college serves the Fort Worth area and has about 45,000 students.

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December 07, 2023
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McLennan Community College Expands Accessibility Tools

The Waco college, with about 8,500 students, has adopted additional YuJa tools for instructional materials.

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December 06, 2023
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Veterans Land Board Seeks Proposals for Social Media Services

The Veterans Land Board wants to increase awareness of its mission through data-driven social media insights.

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December 05, 2023
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Fort Worth Joins North Texas Innovation Alliance

The alliance, founded in 2019, is a collaboration engine helping municipalities explore smart solutions for a connected region.

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December 01, 2023
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Fort Worth CTO Talks Broadband Project

Kevin Gunn recently sat down and talked about the city’s broadband partnership and planning, a key to continued growth and success for both the city and residents.

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November 30, 2023
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Nassau Bay Reports Cyber Attack

The Houston-area municipality alerted the public last week to a May security breach.

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November 29, 2023
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Luna Data Solutions Adds Client Success Manager

Maddie Tooley began serving the state’s public sector in July.

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November 28, 2023
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Tracking the Spend: TxDOT Spent $61M on IT in October

The Texas Department of Transportation’s IT spending included payments to the Department of Information Resources, SAP National Security Services, Accenture and more.

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November 28, 2023
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Tracking the Spend: Health and Human Services Commission

The social services agency spent $24.9 million in the IT services product category during October.

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November 22, 2023
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Profiles in Government: Texas Facilities Commission

This agency focuses on the built environment and plans to spend more on outsourced IT staffing.

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November 21, 2023
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Port Houston to Spend $4.8M in Hardware and Storage Updates

The Port Commission has approved a $428 million overall operating budget for the coming year and $745 million for capital planning.

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November 17, 2023
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Health and Human Services Will Take WIC to the Cloud

The agency has published a pre-solicitation to migrate the benefits system for WIC recipients, a project set for the coming year.

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November 16, 2023
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Harris and Dallas Counties Searching for Additional IT Leaders

One county has created a CTO position; the other continues to be down a CIO but has advertised for an assistant director.

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November 16, 2023
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Teacher Retirement System Opens Bids for New Website

The agency issued an RFP seeking an experienced vendor to build a CMS platform, design a website and maintain it.

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November 15, 2023
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Rodriguez Takes the Lead in McKinney’s 49-Person IT Shop

His resume includes roles in Dallas County and the cities of Denton and Garland, all in technology.

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November 14, 2023
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Voters Across Texas Said Yes to Millions in Local School Bonds

Hundreds of K-12 schools asked for bond money for devices and building upgrades including networks and tech infrastructure, among other planned purchasing. Here are four of the highest.

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November 10, 2023
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Voters Say Yes to Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund

The state comptroller will oversee the $1.5 billion fund intended to support broadband and telecommunications across the state.

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November 08, 2023
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DIR One of 12 State Agencies Undergoing Sunset Review

The Sunset Advisory Commission reviews and evaluates for efficiency, effectiveness and potential abolishment.

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November 07, 2023
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Department of Information Resources Releases Biennial Strategic Plan

The State Strategic Plan for Information Resources Management is a collaborative effort that will inform tech planning for agencies and institutes of higher education.

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November 03, 2023
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Sam Houston State Plans to Add Mobile Wayfinding

The university issued an RFP seeking vendors who can create a robust mapping experience for its campus community.

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November 02, 2023
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Texas Tech's New Telehealth Institute Embarking on First Project

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is looking for proposals for a digital front door that will bring together health-care information, services and additional services.

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November 01, 2023
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Thomson Reuters Takes on Houston's Anti-Human Trafficking Digital Toolkits

The partnership with Houston enables continuation of large-scale work to disrupt human trafficking.

October 31, 2023
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Family and Protective Services Budget Supports Hotline

Within the agency’s overall $5 billion biennial budget is more than $66 million for the agency’s 24-hour call center.

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October 27, 2023
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Inspector General Includes IT in HHS Audit Planning

The Office of the Inspector General audits human processes, systems and IT to ensure they are compliant, efficient and properly managed by social and health services agencies.

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October 26, 2023
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Health Services Wins $1.6M Grant to Modernize Overdose Data

This money is part of a larger grant from the CDC and will be used to modernize data practices and inform response to drug overdose and related deaths.

October 25, 2023
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Seeks Cybersecurity Officer

The role has a salary of up to $110,000 per year and will position the agency to improve its cybersecurity maturity.

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October 24, 2023
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