Texas

Electric vehicles are a central part of President Joe Biden’s plans to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing air pollution and combating climate change.

Plus, a new dashboard compiles state-level rules on digital transformation, the American Library Association launches a new digital inclusion working group for library staffers, and more.

The Texas Broadband Development Office is asking for input from the public on a new plan to expand access to the Internet. Roughly 3 million households in the state lack access to high-speed Internet.

As Government Technology reflected on another year in the books, we asked state CIOs: What stood out for you in 2023?

Thirteen school districts near the Mexico border will use U.S. Department of Education GEAR UP grants to buy ClassVR headsets from Avantis Systems, which come with access to a library of educational media.

On Monday, the Plano City Council tabled an item to amend zoning that would allow for unmanned aircraft drone delivery from commercial drone delivery hubs and air taxi operation within the city.

As congestion and accidents plague roadways, innovative transportation solutions are key to sustaining rapid growth, and high-speed rail could be a huge boon for Texas if implemented strategically.

The Plano City Council on Monday will consider amending zoning to allow commercial drone delivery hubs to operate within the city, making it possible for land to be used for drone package delivery.

Two South Texas congressmen are calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expedite its review of SpaceX's Starship project near Boca Chica Beach outside Brownsville.

The city of San Antonio will spend $30.8 million to install solar panels on 42 city-owned sites starting this spring, with most of the panels placed on rooftops or arranged to create parking canopies.

Jay Dan Gumm, who runs the Forgiven Felons halfway house and hosts a podcast of the same name, says the mail for many Texas prisoners is getting stuck at the Dallas scanning center.

Clean hydrogen and carbon capture have for years been the next big thing, on the verge of revolutionizing the energy sector and providing a lifeline for fossil fuel producing economies like Texas.

Both states are leveraging digital platforms to centralize job prospects, skills data and educational opportunities in the hopes of creating strong talent pipelines to address job access, training and education barriers for residents.

The Kendall County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a contract for the purchase of body cameras, a technology rapidly gaining prominence in the law enforcement world.

Nothing is getting easier about being a CIO, not with climate change and ransomware and other problems that require big, coordinated tech responses. A new report seeks to prepare state tech leaders for what’s to come.

Working with government customers is distinct from strictly commercial relationships in important ways. Texas CIO Amanda Crawford has some tips on how to cultivate lasting partnerships with the public sector.

A new state law that went into effect Sept. 1 requires all emergency medical responders to report drug overdose information to local health authorities, who then feed the data into a software program that maps it.

More than a dozen K-12 school districts in Texas will receive more than $10 million, while the largest allotment is $33.7 million.