Following a 2023 legislative package to advance microchip production in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a group of leaders from higher education and the private sector to add weight to the efforts.
Of the top 94 projects in the U.S. ranked by value of economic incentives tracked by Site Selection Group in its January and February monthly market reports, only two were in Texas.
In April 2023, the county signed an annual contract with KNOWiNK, an election software company, for its electronic poll book system, commissioner court records show.
Texas State Technical College gave Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services a demo of its virtual training, its ambulance simulator and other high-tech equipment.
The JETI Act aims to attract large, capital-intensive economic development projects that bring new capital investment and create new, good-paying jobs in Texas communities.
TPWD has recommended approving the swap internally, and a resolution approving the land transfer is on the agenda for TPWD's meeting in Austin tomorrow.
