Texas

The state chief information security officer of nearly eight years was named one of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, in part for helping create a collaborative, risk-aware culture.

The newly created Texas Space Commission is looking for applicants for grants from the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund, marking one of the first tangible actions of the agency.

SpaceX has announced that it will be moving its company headquarters to Brownsville, Texas, and as such, Brownsville Mayor John Cowen recently discussed what it means for his city.

A team at the Office of the Attorney General built a search solution to help child support field case workers with a major pain point — time-consuming research. The result demonstrates the “art of the possible.”

Two major Texas universities will co-lead one of five SECURE (safeguarding the entire community of the U.S. research ecosystem) centers dedicated to protecting intellectual property from foreign access.

Texas State University, Houston Community College, Dallas College and Kilgore College will work with government agencies and tech companies to offer students digital skills training, credentials and internships.

The website ApplyTexas, which serves 117 of the state's higher education institutions, is up and running again after technical difficulties this summer frustrated prospective students trying to apply.

The Texas Education Agency's Office of School Safety and Security is rolling out a mass communication and threat reporting system called Sentinel, available to all schools in the state at no charge.

Texas A&M University canceled classes on July 18 and 19 after a faulty software update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike negatively affected TAMU servers, workstations and work laptops.

With a new requirement from the Department of Justice looming, state and local governments must make their digital services accessible for people with disabilities, but not all are starting from the same place.

The Federal Aviation Administration has given SpaceX the green light to launch its giant Starship as soon as 7 a.m. Thursday on the craft's fourth flight from its South Texas Starbase.

Plus, the FCC is updating its broadband data collection process, Texas has launched a dashboard on public library Internet speeds, Louisiana is offering online skills training, and more.

Almost 25,000 Klein ISD students taking state-mandated academic tests were locked out or interrupted in April due to a DDoS attack.

School bond elections across the state of Texas set the stage for millions of dollars in new student devices, classroom tech and networking equipment, among other upgrades.

With a crowd of more than 900 people, the NASCIO Midyear Conference buzzed with energy about generative artificial intelligence, along with concern that humans remain in charge.

States across the country are laying the foundation for a strong data program, but many admit there's a lot of work ahead of them. At NASCIO, we learned from Minnesota CIO Tarek Tomes and Texas CIO Amanda Crawford about how they support data literacy at the enterprise level.

Chief People and Culture Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources

The rise of generative artificial intelligence is a stress test for data governance and management, and an opportunity for data stewards to shine.