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The Laredo Police Department is expanding its use of artificial intelligence across several incoming programs — a move teased by Chief Miguel Rodriguez during last week's State of the City address. -
The new plan reflects a move from piloting emerging technology to operationalizing AI. The department has done more than a dozen AI projects and is actively developing upwards of 20 others.
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Tony Sauerhoff, who also previously served as state chief information security officer, was appointed interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources and interim CIO.
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More than a thousand homes and businesses in one of South Texas’ largest cities will soon be able to connect to the Internet at the lightning-fast speeds that are afforded by fiber-optic cables.
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Seeing how students responded to drone pilot competitions at her school, a San Antonio-area teacher is gathering support to persuade the University Interscholastic League to make it an official state academic program.
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The political sparring underscores how tenuous the state of broadband remains in Texas, where some 2.8 million homes do not have access to high-speed Internet, according to the comptroller's office.
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Kelly, who just finished his third year as the state’s chief data officer, announced his plans to retire from the Department of Information Resources. His last day with the agency is Sept. 16.
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Hundreds of cities and counties across Texas are spending tax dollars on 2,700 incentive deals seeking to boost the local economy, new data shows, under a state program that operates with no limits and little oversight.
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Starting this fall, an estimated 40,000 residents residing in five local neighborhoods will have access to free Wi-Fi under an expanded city network called CFW Neighborhood.
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Plus, federal lawmakers introduce multiple pieces of legislation related to boosting the nation's broadband infrastructure, Texas moves forward with its own broadband availability map, and more.
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The startup has partnered with Paradigm Traffic Systems on a push to bring better technology to road safety and traffic management in the state. The move reflects the rise of smart traffic controls and connected vehicles.
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After Beto O’Rourke’s massive fundraising report overwhelmed state servers last month, the Texas Ethics Commission wants three-quarters of a million dollars to upgrade its aging technology ahead of the midterm elections.
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School district maintenance teams across North Texas have been working all summer updating air conditioning units, installing spot coolers and adding bipolar ionization to classrooms for more circulation of clean air.
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The resolution cites 20 separate reasons for the statement of support for SpaceX, among them the company's investment of more than $1 billion in its Boca Chica facility, including over $400 million on operations in 2021.
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An East Texas company on Thursday was ordered to pay $275,000, and serve three years probation, for supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Using the supercomputer Frontera, a professor of biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is predicting the movement of atoms in order to visualize microscopic neuronal activity in the brain.
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Plus, Texas creates a new division that will oversee the Broadband Development Office, the federal government has awarded nearly $7.7 million to tribal groups developing community broadband plans, and more.
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Plus, Texas has released its initial 2022 broadband plan; Kentucky is investing more than $200 million in high-speed Internet; the GSA has announced its first cohort of 40 U.S. Digital Corps fellows; and more.
