The Houston-area municipality alerted the public last week to a May security breach.
The department responsible for representing the state in civil litigation has about $57 million budgeted for information technology resources, modernization and capital projects in the 2024-25 biennium.
Some funds, such as the attorney general’s $16.5 million, will help cover IT spending.
A vendor contracting with the state health agency reported a breach to the Office of the Attorney General and has notified those impacted.
Among tech projects, the largest allocation is $119 million for data center consolidation, followed by $43 million for data center services modernization.
During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the Texas Department of Transportation led the spending on IT goods among all departments.
The office spent $12 million in January, with a little more than half spent on computer services. The office spent $10 million on tech in January 2022.
The consolidated school district and county officials have FBI assistance in the matter.
Agencies have filled a number of lower-priced contracts that support their employees and constituents.
During the second quarter of the calendar year, 257 total purchases were made from 39 vendors.
The department that protects the state and its residents spent $11.41 million on IT services in 2021.
