The Texas Department of Information Resources has added to its executive leadership team, naming Amy Kelley as the agency’s internal chief information officer (CIO). Kelley’s responsibilities will include overseeing the department’s IT and AI offices.  Kelley steps...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this month that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is putting $5.3 billion into rail projects across the country, covering safety upgrades, infrastructure repairs and new Amtrak equipment – and Texas...
State Rep. Ana-MarÃa RodrÃguez Ramos says a state audit of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), released this month, validated concerns she raised during last year’s budget debate, with findings she described as more extreme than she expected. The audit, ordered...
Austin is among the first cities in Texas to pass its annual budget, adopting a $6.6 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026 through 2027. Of that amount, $4.3 billion will go toward the city’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), while the General Fund budget amounts to...
The El Paso City Council has officially adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 through 2027 budget, outlining roughly $1.4 billion in investments for the next year. Notably, the approved budget includes a reduced property tax rate, resulting in an increase in savings for the...
