The DPD and Clearview AI are entering into a three-year, roughly $89,000 contract to be paid from grant money, meaning it didn’t require city council approval.
The executive director of the East Texas Council of Governments updated county commissioners on how more than $500K is being used for broadband planning and development.
A Romanian-based hacking group, Medusa, attacked TAD’s computer system in March and posted information from it on the dark web this month. Documents published by Medusa show tax exemption applications and employee files.
A math software renewal is made possible by COVID-19 relief monies, but that funding is set to expire. Student math skills have shown improvement since implementation.
Bill Zielinski will move on from his leadership position after four years in Dallas. He said he will move into the private sector after 30 years as a federal and local government IT pro.
Large data centers are being built across the state, bringing new demands to the power grid. The use of AI, cloud computing and even bitcoin are contributors, according to experts.
Ransomed information has made it to the dark web, where hacking group Medusa published TAD documents including tax exemption applications and employee information.
The county commissioners court decided on a Tyler Tech product in 2020, but since the 2022 roll out, the results include longer incarcerations, large extra expenditures and layers of problems within the local criminal justice system.
Besides the construction of 40 new gates, the Terminal B project will also feature an upgraded ticketing lobby, baggage system, security processing area and other new amenities to improve travelers' experience.
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.
