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The project, a collaboration between the North Central Texas Council of Governments' TXShare arm, the Alliance for Innovation and Civic Marketplace, provides an AI tech purchasing platform with already vetted vendors.

The center will be a two-story computer warehouse spread across 578,000 square feet of space, and it’s the first of four such structures, comprising a $1.44 billion campus being built by EdgeConneX.

As the federal government scales back support for public-sector cybersecurity, and services from MS-ISAC poised to end this fall, states and local governments move to defend themselves.

As three longtime North Texas university leaders prepare to step down this summer, they reflect on how higher education has bolstered the region’s workforce development, economy and cultural capital.

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed 10 tech bills recently, including the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. In a statement, he addressed the possible federal moratorium on state AI regulations.

Legislation signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last week leaves it up to individual school districts to establish standards for storing cell phones during class and set discipline procedures for those who break the rules.

The University of Texas at San Antonio was supposed to have an administrative role in the new Texas Cyber Command, but it was written out of the final version of the bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Lawmakers have sent 10 pieces of legislation to the governor’s desk, including a House bill that refreshes the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. If not signed or vetoed by June 22, they become law Sept. 1.

Personal data from more than a quarter-million Texas Department of Transportation reports was accessed improperly through a compromised account. It originated in Crash Records Information System documents.

In its fourth round of grants, the Texas Space Commission awarded $20.7 million in state funds to businesses and nonprofits, including one run by the family of Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.

The University of Texas at San Antonio will build a $135 million command center that will work with Regional Security Operations Centers across the state to repair weaknesses in government systems and educate users.

The state is on course to stand up a taxpayer-funded nuclear power incentive fund, following a Texas Senate vote on Tuesday. If it passes, the proposal would dedicate an estimated $350 million toward development.

A workshop for energy and data center developers, state agencies and community leaders to discuss affected industries, power providers and policy and regulatory agencies is planned for Sept. 18.

The new information security leader, previously part of its technology organization, was formerly with Dallas, where he helped stand up that city’s first-ever cyber fusion and security operation center.

The proposed act would establish a legal framework for state cybersecurity and artificial intelligence governance by mandating annual cyber training for public employees. It would also create cyber and AI oversight groups.

The district attorney’s office in Fort Bend County is investigating the Feb. 24 breach of the county’s library system, which led to $2.6 million in contracts with cybersecurity companies. Some library systems are still down.

When design processes are inclusive, AI can be a tool to further government's accessibility goals. Here, two state accessibility officers offer their takes on where the potential lies and what to avoid.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers announced the winners of its Technology Champion and Decade of Leadership awards Wednesday during its 2025 Midyear Conference in Philadelphia.