Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
What to Know:
- In a statement to Industry Insider — Texas, TDLR confirmed Texas Lottery Commission operations and personnel will transition to the agency on Sept. 1.
- Most TLC staff will continue in their roles within the new Lottery and Charitable Bingo division within TDLR.
- Texas Lottery leadership will remain, although TDLR has signaled that it will continue evaluating processes and may implement additional changes following the transition.
What to Know:
- The session includes proposals that would require modernized emergency communications systems, improved data transparency tools and updates to public recordkeeping processes.
- House Bill 2 would establish a Texas Interoperability Council tasked with overseeing a new grant program for emergency communication improvements.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is hiring a cybersecurity leader to guide strategic planning and safeguard systems as it takes on responsibility for the state's lottery.
The Legislative Budget Board predicts the agency’s abolition will have a negative impact of $126 million through the biennium.
The Texas Lottery has received criticism from lawmakers in the past for allowing app-assisted purchases of lottery tickets.
If passed, oversight of the Texas Lottery would move to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and a new advisory committee.
Filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) last week show plans to spend an estimated $650 million on construction costs for the two projects.
Forty-six Texas agencies said allowing employees to work outside the office has made them more productive, while 40 others said productivity wasn’t affected either way. None reported a negative impact on worker output as a result of remote work.
The 88th Legislature appropriated $32.9 million for the replacement and consolidation of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s legacy licensing systems.
Agency executives recently gave a few pointers on how vendors can build stronger relationships with agencies by learning about them, helping them learn and by being aware of agency IT needs and plans.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is moving along in its system modernization goals and has restarted the procurement process for a core system.
The agency strategic plan lists the modernization — with a $32.9 million allocation — as its No. 1 priority. The price tag will require more legislative investment.
The state agency that is responsible for managing hundreds of thousands of licenses has posted its opportunity to consolidate six large systems after a long planning process.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is looking to replace and expand upon its current licensing system with a cloud-based solution.
This agency regulates a range of occupations, businesses, facilities and equipment and has a budget of $83.3 million in the coming year.
The state has federal money for EV projects, and various state agencies will play a role.
Portable, mobile credentials will potentially be issued by multiple agencies to tens of thousands of Texans in the coming years thanks to newly signed legislation.
The biennial budget’s funding followed an agency appropriation request to enable the consolidation of disparate systems.
Joshua Kuntz, with more than 20 years in public sector technology, has moved to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
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Several departments teamed up to produce a digital assistant for Texans.
With ARPA funding set aside, the committee is to distribute monies to agencies seeking such solutions.
