The budget includes at least nine new IT projects with budgets of at least $1 million, as well as a $36 million budget for its IT Department.
Catherine Maras, a longtime CIO and an exec at Fortium Partners, will temporarily serve the county.
Bexar County and San Antonio have a growing data center presence, and the municipal energy provider needs to expand capacity.
The county and telecommunications company are partnering to bring high-speed Internet to 8,761 homes.
The cost of the new system at the county is estimated at $133,000 to implement and $750,000 annually.
Among the top projects for one of the counties is a $7.94 million human resources information system replacement.
One of the state's five fastest-growing counties has $33.5 million in its annual IT budget.
San Antonio's Metro Health, also serving Bexar County, will take competitive sealed bids to automate and better manage its data workflows and reporting requirements.
Tests will include a social engineering campaign to use email-based techniques to mimic phishing attempts.
