Texas Office of Court Administration
What to Know:
- A panel at the Texas IT Leadership Forum emphasized that successful vendor relationships depend on collaboration, not commodity-style transactions.
- Brownsville CIO Jorge Cardenas and state courts CIO Casey Kennedy highlighted key differences in how cities and state agencies manage procurement, especially around pricing flexibility and vendor capacity.
- Speakers urged vendors to invest in long-term partnerships through effective communication.
What to Know:
- Casey Kennedy will retire from the public sector in November after 15 years as CIO.
- In a LinkedIn post, Kennedy thanked colleagues and mentors, reflected on his time in the role and said he is open to new opportunities.
- The agency has opened applications for his successor, who will serve as CIO, director of information services and information resource manager for the state judiciary.
The agency’s capital budget request is approximately $8.2 million less than it was granted for equivalent items in the General Appropriations Bill for FY24-25.
The Office of Court Administration has had a modern case management data system on its mind for a few years and is moving forward.
As part of Industry Insider — Texas’ ongoing efforts to educate readers on state and local government, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
The agency is seeking a system with a web portal for participants to register for SMS or email reminders.
According to HB1, OCA has allocated $6 million in its capital budget for a statewide case-level data system.
The office spent at least $23 million with the Plano-based company during the course of 2023.
Here is a roundup of this year’s events, with insights from the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Office of Court Administration, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Austin Transit Partnership and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
The IT director for the state Office of Court Administration spoke recently about the system’s needs and recent budget requests.
At an Industry Insider — Texas member briefing in Austin, two state CIOs talked about resources to help vendors better understand and approach agency needs.
This month’s Insider Briefing in Austin will feature the CIO of the state Department of Agriculture and the IT director of the Texas Office of Court Administration.
The members-only event in Austin will feature the CIO of the state Department of Agriculture and the IT director of the Texas Office of Court Administration.
This agency, which operates under the direction and supervision of the Supreme Court of Texas and the chief justice, has an estimated annual IT budget of $3.8 million.
The attack helped change officials' view of cybersecurity and security approaches.
The first county in the state is now offering this service.
